“Without the darkness there is no light” or something like that

FWIW, if these are all people who are curious about this stuff, i find most “crypto” people are not anti-Bitcoin; I’ve had one or two productive conversations with people in this sort of context in the past year, and came away feeling like they moved in the right direction (purple+orange). Think about who (or how many) people helped shape your early journey and education that got you here.

If you have the opportunity to point anyone in the right direction, it might help this feel less of a waste of time.