I'm starting to come around to the fact that they're never going to listen
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I agree. It's a lost battle.
All you can do is start the fire in someone's brain to go down the bitcoin rabbit hole. Prerequisites for that to work : a curious mind and/or a distrust of the system.
have you tried the "sell me this pen" method?
Even if they do, it backfires in the short term for me. They get mad if the price dips. I’ve given up convincing anyone.