The problem is these reporters often think Bitcoin is like an app on the App Store controlled by a company. We need to educate and break their assumptions.
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It’s a symptom of growing up in a world where *everything* that exists to them is centralized, starting from the OS on their computers. Any exposure or basic understanding of say Linux would have helped improve chances of them understanding Bitcoin.
Jamie Dimon enters the chat 👀
“There’s nothing stopping them from just making more than 21 m bitcoin”
You are right. There aren't any decentralized platforms that could be given as an example. P2P file sharing would be the most relatable I think, but is hardly relevant any more these days.