How [b]genuinely[/b] do you approach skeptics with security trust issues?

[EluguHcman]

Someone said, "Bitcoin was created and is used by those who prefers to keep self custody of their monetary and assets records anonymous" while decentlization is the World to have that liberty.

Also had to demonstrate to the newbies and skeptic about it digital concept that networking through the internet and technology was the only opportunity to create such universal monetary event with the potential to financial freedoms at it own decentralized economy and marketing system.
While as a Blockchain is computationally secured and regulatedly by it own users which apparently means it has no authority.

Given it an acknowledgement that enthusiasts does not have to know everything about Bitcoin before they can use it adopt it.

Let me ask you readers... How can you genuinely approach those who have interest for Bitcoin but could not buy due to skepticism of the technological security trust issues?

[noorman0]

How do I answer that? For me, if someone is interested in Bitcoin but not because they're aware of its security, they clearly don't need Bitcoin for that purpose in the first place. I have no idea what to do. I don't think Bitcoin needs additional "security trust" campaigns. Bitcoin haters rarely attack Bitcoin from this perspective; it's usually just about "Bitcoin price will go to zero". So, sources about security trust can be found everywhere, and no special approach is needed (except for the QC threat, which so far remains a myth).
I remember Satoshi's quote, "If you don't believe it or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry."

[PX-Z]

Let me ask you readers... How can you genuinely approach those who have interest for Bitcoin but could not buy due to skepticism of the technological security trust issues?

Just tell them the security and safety part of getting one. Secured device with open source wallet like electrum both desktop and android is enough, also the good practice in sending bitcoin or crypto. Because there are lots of incidents of sending to the incorrect address due to bad practice.

[BitMaxz]

Let me ask you readers... How can you genuinely approach those who have interest for Bitcoin but could not buy due to skepticism of the technological security trust issues?

I have had a bad response from some of my friends before, and I don't think it is a good idea to force them to buy BTC.

I am more confident if you tell him/her the bad sides of BTC and how to protect yourself from them.

So that instead of forcing them to buy, you give advance advice to avoid the bad side of BTC and protect them from any attacks, like teaching them to have a cold storage wallet or hardware wallet.

[Tungbulu]

Let me ask you readers... How can you genuinely approach those who have interest for Bitcoin but could not buy due to skepticism of the technological security trust issues?

Just tell them the security and safety part of getting one. Secured device with open source wallet like electrum both desktop and android is enough, also the good practice in sending bitcoin or crypto. Because there are lots of incidents of sending to the incorrect address due to bad practice.

I think he’ll have to start by explaining what open source actually mean 

Not everyone, especially those who are only getting to know about the bitcoin and blockchain technology knows about what open source is. And sometimes being skeptical about something doesn’t really mean you don’t know about something, it mean that you already know but just don’t believe it, maybe because you’re stuck with a previous knowledge you have about something.

[EluguHcman]

How do I answer that? For me, if someone is interested in Bitcoin but not because they're aware of its security, they clearly don't need Bitcoin for that purpose in the first place. I have no idea what to do. I don't think Bitcoin needs additional "security trust" campaigns. Bitcoin haters rarely attack Bitcoin from this perspective; it's usually just about "Bitcoin price will go to zero". So, sources about security trust can be found everywhere, and no special approach is needed (except for the QC threat, which so far remains a myth).
I remember Satoshi's quote, "If you don't believe it or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry."

Is that quote of Satoshi embedded to the Bitcoin core that is seemly uncontroversial? I guess not. I also don't think given educative supports to those showing interest in Bitcoin may not mean you are forcing or convincing them to adopt Bitcoin.

Enthusiasts or Bitcoin lovers who are skeptical with the technical trust may also not mean they are haters. They may  only be interested to clear their doubts. Perhaps psychological sentiments is major part that drives adoption. Even those who are experienced and owns Bitcoin are skeptic with volatilities (FOMO).

So you don't expect newbies to conclusively believe the system with zero ideal.  Moreover, better education engineers better understanding and easy encouraging for beginners.
It help a lot. Sometimes they don't need to understand it but may find somewhere in their inner minds to just believe it regarded the decentlized and technological concepts.

[Catenaccio]

Someone said, "Bitcoin was created and is used by those who prefers to keep self custody of their monetary and assets records anonymous" while decentlization is the World to have that liberty.

Bitcoin is mainly for privacy, no censorship while anonymous is something not too perfectly achieved with Bitcion blockchain. Don't confuse between privacy and anonymity and Bitcoin is not a private blockchain like Monero.

Let me ask you readers... How can you genuinely approach those who have interest for Bitcoin but could not buy due to skepticism of the technological security trust issues?

Don't trust, verify.

You can learn about Bitcoin blockchain and verify what the others said about Bitcoin blockchain. Like you can use any Bitcoin block explorer to trace transaction history of any Bitcoin address. This step helps you knowing that you can not have complete privacy and anonymity with Bitcoin blockchain. Your transactions are recorded on the blockchain, and everyone can see them.

[tech30338]

Someone said, "Bitcoin was created and is used by those who prefers to keep self custody of their monetary and assets records anonymous" while decentlization is the World to have that liberty.

Also had to demonstrate to the newbies and skeptic about it digital concept that networking through the internet and technology was the only opportunity to create such universal monetary event with the potential to financial freedoms at it own decentralized economy and marketing system.
While as a Blockchain is computationally secured and regulatedly by it own users which apparently means it has no authority.

Given it an acknowledgement that enthusiasts does not have to know everything about Bitcoin before they can use it adopt it.

Let me ask you readers... How can you genuinely approach those who have interest for Bitcoin but could not buy due to skepticism of the technological security trust issues?

I always give them the negative side, or the risk shower them with those things, to make them think twice, then give them what are the advantages, sometimes people are tire of promises and showoff, that they immediately backout, since you are just giving them the good thing about something, people don't realized that, they already study or do some research that is why they are interested, they just want to know the downside, same with selling, if you emphasized the good things but never give the downside they leave.

[bitmover]

Let me ask you readers... How can you genuinely approach those who have interest for Bitcoin but could not buy due to skepticism of the technological security trust issues?

I think the main question should be: why should you?

If you have close friends and you want to share your experience and reasons to invest in bitcoin, that is fine. But be aware of the risks, because the price might just collapse 50% from today's price and those friends might blame you.

Investing in risky and high volatile assets such as bitcoin is kind of complicated for some people. You don't know if people are going crazy if the price drops.

I suggest that you don't try evangelize others into buying bitcoin. But you can explain how it works and how it is an amazing asset.

[Emjay24]

Let me ask you readers... How can you genuinely approach those who have interest for Bitcoin but could not buy due to skepticism of the technological security trust issues?

Show them good open source wallets and the reputation those wallets have online, also enlighten them on the importance of practicing separation of concerns and not using their main device for bitcoin holding but rather go for a hardware wallet or cold storage and in the event these are not going to be possible, possibly because they aren't that tech savvy, then they should use a different device and do nothing with it apart from their bitcoin transactions. Again never to connect their wallets to any faucet claiming or free token sites as they are mostly run by scammers. Again I would tell them that what they are afraid of is social engineering and as long as they can practice good security measures including preserving their seed phrases securely offline, they are going to be a lot safe from being a victim of their fears.

[lovesmayfamilis]

It's easy to convince someone of anything if they sincerely believe you, if you're an authority figure, and therefore, you'll become a source of their trust. There's no need to force anyone to believe, coerce them, or argue about the need to believe in Bitcoin and buy it. However, some people seem eager to invest but are hesitant to do so. Trust in you also plays a role, as does, for example, taking the time to research the issues that concern them. Explain to them that haste always leads to mistakes and that questions arising during information gathering should be answered so convincingly that the questioner believes the answer is true. After this, the person should develop such confidence in their actions that they won't be able to blame anyone, as they've done their own due diligence.

[EluguHcman]

Let me ask you readers... How can you genuinely approach those who have interest for Bitcoin but could not buy due to skepticism of the technological security trust issues?

Don't trust, verify.

Yes I will also recommend those who are skeptic about the security network to do well dive into the system and do the findings by themselves according to their areas of interests while the Blockchain remains a decentlized open source.

You can learn about Bitcoin blockchain and verify what the others said about Bitcoin blockchain. Like you can use any Bitcoin block explorer to trace transaction history of any Bitcoin address. This step helps you knowing that you can not have complete privacy and anonymity with Bitcoin blockchain. Your transactions are recorded on the blockchain, and everyone can see them.

The process by which Bitcoin transaction records are made transparent for community reviews is called pseudonymous.
It only reveals transaction records of the Blockchain while users reality identifies are unrevealed.
This also maintains a high class of users Privacies

[Perfectbaby]

Let me ask you readers... How can you genuinely approach those who have interest for Bitcoin but could not buy due to skepticism of the technological security trust issues?

Those who are having trust issues are the people who are lacking the right knowledge about bitcoin and yes they may hear and sees the wonder that bitcoin is doing but they don't have that acceptable mindset or do I say their level of risk tolerance is extremely low where they can't accept to bear any loses or even afford to lose any dinm from their ends. Yes, it cost nothing to venture into bitcoin and everyone today have no excuses because as low as $5-10 can used to purchase bitcoin and that is enough to text and clear their doubt about bitcoin. There were people who never believed on bitcoin due to trust issues and even make hate speech towards bitcoin and spreading false news, but today those are out there regretting they didn't venture into bitcoin at right time, currently they seizes every single opportunity of bitcoin price dropping low they accumulate to just make sure they had also filled back that space they misses.

[Patikno]

Let me ask you readers... How can you genuinely approach those who have interest for Bitcoin but could not buy due to skepticism of the technological security trust issues?

Well, I will use the available data, and a reasonable justification for it. I will try to explain to them what they're afraid of, but I will need to delve deeper into what the are worried about, because there are two possibilities: external or internal.

If their reason is related to negligence they might have committed (internal), then I will explain to them how to secure their Bitcoin, and I will provide some reference guides and also some reasonable justifications (usually laypeople need reasons). But, if their reason is about technical issues that might occur (external), then I will definitely also provide them with references, and I will tell them about Bitcoin's resilience to attacks, and I will give them some reasons why Bitcoin is so secure. The point is, we need to first know what their concerns (or their skepticism) are about Bitcoin, then we can answer them, because we know that there are various variations of what they might ask.

By the way, I often get questions about possible hacks on the Bitcoin network (51% attacks), so I will give them technical references, and some reasons why Bitcoin is difficult to attack, and I will also usually try to tell them that banking security will be attacked by hackers first than Bitcoin, because I think the banking system is much easier to break into than Bitcoin. Cmiiw.

[JunaidAzizi]

Let me ask you readers... How can you genuinely approach those who have interest for Bitcoin but could not buy due to skepticism of the technological security trust issues?

That's the best part of Bitcoin, it not only gives you anonymity and self control of your funds, but it also gives you financial freedom. You have no dependence on banks, nor do you have any limits on withdrawals and profits. You can do whatever you want, and that is enough for those who are willing to embrace Bitcoin. However, if they are still scared of hacks and scams, then I would recommend they gain some knowledge about it. The more you learn, the clearer and more transparent it will become to you.

[Dogedegen]

Let me ask you readers... How can you genuinely approach those who have interest for Bitcoin but could not buy due to skepticism of the technological security trust issues?

How can you claim that someone has real interest for Bitcoin if they are not willing to do the required research to surpass these issues? Technology does not care about emotion or false perspectives that some humans may have. It is a science and there are facts involved. Reading a few Bitcoin books would be sufficient to get this going. This assumes that their interest is real which it may not be.

Just tell them the security and safety part of getting one. Secured device with open source wallet like electrum both desktop and android is enough, also the good practice in sending bitcoin or crypto. Because there are lots of incidents of sending to the incorrect address due to bad practice.

This is very superficial advice that does not address anything. Just because something is open source that does not mean it is safe. Most people don't even know how to verify a downloaded file so it may be different from the source code that you see. And more this does not even address any security issues of Bitcoin itself as a network or protocol. Think more before writing stuff like this.

By the way, I often get questions about possible hacks on the Bitcoin network (51% attacks), so I will give them technical references, and some reasons why Bitcoin is difficult to attack, and I will also usually try to tell them that banking security will be attacked by hackers first than Bitcoin, because I think the banking system is much easier to break into than Bitcoin. Cmiiw.

A 51% attack is not a hack and it is not going to happen. It is a pointless thing to talk about. People mention that because they don't know any serious issues that could happen with Bitcoin.

[PX-Z]

This is very superficial advice that does not address anything. Just because something is open source that does not mean it is safe. Most people don't even know how to verify a downloaded file so it may be different from the source code that you see. And more this does not even address any security issues of Bitcoin itself as a network or protocol. Think more before writing stuff like this.

Fair point, my earlier reply was short, so thanks for calling that out. I agree "open source" alone isn't enough for someone who's skeptical or non-technical.
I'm quoting/talking on why a user doesn't want to buy due to security trust issue that's why i suggested those. Explaining what is open source comes from the very root of it, of course you can't just tell someone buy bitcoin and use open source wallet that includes explaining why you should that.

As well as the Bitcoin network itself is already secure, most risks come from user mistakes, and not the protocol. This includes the devices, wallets, user bad practice that's why they end up getting rekt, sending to wrong address and scammed, etc.

[noorman0]

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Enthusiasts or Bitcoin lovers who are skeptical with the technical trust may also not mean they are haters. They may  only be interested to clear their doubts. Perhaps psychological sentiments is major part that drives adoption. Even those who are experienced and owns Bitcoin are skeptic with volatilities (FOMO).

I mean, haters rarely argue about Bitcoin's security if you check the Bitcoin Obituaries list. So, skeptics have no trouble finding sources for Bitcoin security without a specific approach. I didn't say skeptics are haters.

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So you don't expect newbies to conclusively believe the system with zero ideal.  Moreover, better education engineers better understanding and easy encouraging for beginners.

You're right, but the reality is that the first question newbies ask me is, "will it go up?" or "how much budget do I need to become rich?". Maybe it's because I don't come from an environment where financial security is a critical issue, so hearing security things at the beginning is always boring and diminishes their interest.

[EluguHcman]

This is very superficial advice that does not address anything. Just because something is open source that does not mean it is safe. Most people don't even know how to verify a downloaded file so it may be different from the source code that you see. And more this does not even address any security issues of Bitcoin itself as a network or protocol. Think more before writing stuff like this.

Fair point, my earlier reply was short, so thanks for calling that out. I agree "open source" alone isn't enough for someone who's skeptical or non-technical.
I'm quoting/talking on why a user doesn't want to buy due to security trust issue that's why i suggested those. Explaining what is open source comes from the very root of it, of course you can't just tell someone buy bitcoin and use open source wallet that includes explaining why you should that.

As well as the Bitcoin network itself is already secure, most risks come from user mistakes, and not the protocol. This includes the devices, wallets, user bad practice that's why they end up getting rekt, sending to wrong address and scammed, etc.

You probably misunderstood the thread. The skepticism of these enthusiasts is not about personal securities but the Blockchain technology in the decentralized concept.

Before anyone will adopt bitcoin, he need to go through the source basically to understand it security network first.
Atleast you have to be convinced about the technology and networks before you can buy.

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So you don't expect newbies to conclusively believe the system with zero ideal.  Moreover, better education engineers better understanding and easy encouraging for beginners.

You're right, but the reality is that the first question newbies ask me is, "will it go up?" or "how much budget do I need to become rich?". Maybe it's because I don't come from an environment where financial security is a critical issue, so hearing security things at the beginning is always boring and diminishes their interest.

Yes that is a common thing for newbies, they ignores risk factors and just look up to what they gets in returns. That"s why they usually falls scam.

You and I know that newbies like that who only asks about the price usually put their investment risks on others. I will only remind you to let them know they are at their own risk after much.

[PrivacyG]

Before anyone will adopt bitcoin, he need to go through the source basically to understand it security network first.
Atleast you have to be convinced about the technology and networks before you can buy.

I am hoping I understood what you are trying to say now.  But the Internet has a LOT of information for free.  Particularly websites about Bitcoin.  Then there is Bitcoin Talk where there is a lot of spam but also a LOT of useful information.

You do not have to convince any body about any thing.  We all have a brain, how about we put it to use and how about we start looking for answers to our questions.  Some people are so convinced about things you can simply not get them to even THINK about the POSSIBILITY that they may be wrong.  Unless they look for answers themselves and are interested in solving their own curiosities, they will stay that way.

All they have to do is download Bitcoin Core and start testing it out.  They do not trust Bitcoin Core?  Get a Virtual Machine running and download Bitcoin Core.  They can run the Testnet before the Mainnet to see how things work first.  But how do you know Bitcoin Core is legitimate and does not have any malicious code?  Good question.  LOOK IT UP.  If you really do not find any answer then ASK.  Why should you Trust Bitcoin Core?  Because if you do not possess the time or necessary knowledge to read the code and audit it your self, others do it.  If there was malicious code, others even MORE skeptical than you who audited it them selves did not find any thing dubious in the code.

If you are still skeptical then learn coding and audit the code your self.  But say you download Core and finally run it.  Now you get a bunch of words called 'a Seed'.  What in the world is that and why is it secure?  LOOK IT UP.

Do you get the idea now.  This is not a thing I or you should explain to others to CONVINCE them of.  It is their job to look things up.  There are questions answered in a lot of details by LoyceV and the likes, answers I do not even possess the knowledge to understand yet.  However.  If I was skeptical about something Loyce explained, I can always learn more and see if they lied.

Bitcoin is TRUSTLESS and DECENTRALIZED for a reason.  You are on your own and you are supposed to learn by your self, Trusting NO BODY but your self and provable maths and logic.  The more skeptical you become, the more you will have to learn to understand how Bitcoin works and push the skepticism away from you.

After all.  We all trust fire can burn things.  But one who would say fire does not burn will sound stupid.  They may believe in what they are saying, but science geeks can prove they are wrong in a thousand ways.  We mostly Trust science because some scientists 'audit' things for us.  And then we tried fire our selves, and yes it burns.  Just like many people use Bitcoin, they Trust other the people who audit it and they use it based on that Trust.  Because no body stops me from saying the code is bad or evil.  But no body stops others from proving me wrong either.  At the end of the day most users see Bitcoin being received and sent.  It is all that matters for many of them.