Bitcoins main driver of adoption is not the technology, but the incentives. There has never been a network which more heavily incentivizes people to use it, learn about it, and spread it to others. It’s as if you discover a new language which provides you economic benefits to speak.
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Completely agree, but an off-putting community can disincentivize adoption pretty damn efficiently.
I agree.
I think that we’re in a bit of a bubble though - most people globally who use Bitcoin aren’t active members of “Bitcoin Twitter” or even Nostr. The people who are obnoxious on social media are a small minority of real Bitcoin users.
I’ve orange pilled a handful of people (>1M sats) who haven’t even once engaged in these types of spaces for instance.
Very true, and plenty of people will buy it and never read anything about it. But those that get curious shouldn’t be turned off by asking questions and getting toxic answers from closed-minded folks who think their world view is the only correct one.
“A new language which provides you economic benefits to speak.” - how powerful is that?! It also means speaking something of value in order to receive value back. And … you don’t really know (until you get a zap), what other people value.
I shared a photo of a slow stitching art project I’m working on, because I’m excited about it, because it’s new to me and makes me happy so it might be new to someone else and could make them happy. I got a zap. Such a surprise! And more happiness. 🥰
Speak as only you can speak. That’s the value.
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