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I will not understand Bitcoiners that in 2023 onboarding newcomers to the custodial wallets and their claims are “because it’s easier” sorry but do more work to explain self custody and onboard ! There are trade offs in self custody on lightning but I would choose these trade offs vs custodial wallets!
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Brisket 2y ago

I'm pretty pragmatic. I've decades of experience training normies on using software & know that there's a select few in any group that can handle the 'tech user' side. I call them super users & most Bitcoiners at this stage of the game seem to fit into this category. They're not Devs but they're interested in the tradeoffs & how to get around certain features.

My go to app for demonstrating the potential Bitcoin speed & ease of use is generally Phoenix. It was previously WoS and before that Muun.

My strategy is to first get them exposure to Bitcoin & to see the value. If this has an impact, the second contact is either more general questions or how do I buy it?

I take a different approach for someone who was stacking for the future. I usually go with a Bitbox O2 for those folks. This conversation then focuses more on seed phrase storage.

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Brisket 2y ago

Aww shit - i didn't mean to wrap that in a content warning (fat fingers 🤣)

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Yeap! Not too many people have a skill to teach in easy way! I can drive a car but I can’t teach my wife and better would pay for someone who can handle this better 😁

We should avoid onboarding via custodial wallets that’s it!

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Brisket 2y ago

I will always look for the solution with the least tradeoffs/risks & the best user experience. I want the best outcome for these folks but acknowledge that they may not be able to go the whole way.

I love the AGES model to learning design. The A in AGES stands for Attention & is a requirement to achieve any learning outcome. You have to get & maintain the learners attention for learning to occur. The G is generating insight happens over time & the S acknowledges the requirement for Spacing the learning. E acknowledges that you need to generate Emotion to have learning cement in their mind.

Teaching your wife to drive a manual car is the best way to have a memorable argument 🤣

On a longer Bitcoin adoption time frame, I see shared bitcoin custodial solutions where the risk is pushed to the edges (rather than centralised), playing a bigger role. I know that this triggers many Bitcoiners & I've had heated arguments around it. I just don't think that we get to 1 billion users without shared custody solutions.