My husband and I during the lockdown. He was teaching me about the magic internet money, showing me a whole new world. A new fantastic point of view. <3
"I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride"
Only after teaching bitcoin fundamentals to non-coiners, I started seeing where my gaps are. If you can't explain it, you don't really get it.
For a while, I kept my mouth shut and brought up the subject occasionally and very cautiously. I felt like I did not earn the right to teach. I was afraid to sound stupid, crazy or cult-ish. I was on the receiving end a lot, and I know how it feels.
One personal analogy I use, is learning bitcoin is like learning a new language. I can't start speaking fluently to you without basic understanding of grammar and set of vocabulary. You will be overwhelmed, and it will get over your head. One must put the work, learn ABCs, build the vocabulary and practice .... and the crazy part is, you will never fully perfect it. There is always more to learn.
Very well put. Relatively new here and just poking around feeling slightly disoriented. So this helps. I could never get a hang of the mainstream social media platforms. Permanently deleted fb, removed insta from my phone. Got very late to X, but it's becoming unbearable. Never looked back. This IS different.
Born and raised in Kazakhstan and still have most of my family there. I lived in Canada for 18 years and what an interesting and drastic shift... Although this sounds positive directionally for Kaz, the power is highly centralized and the rule of law is still very weak there. Regular people will not feel or see the benefit. Grass roots education and self custody is of utmost importance. Not your keys, not your coins.
Class of 2021 here. Haven't been to the moon or experienced a gut wrenching free fall. I became a mom, so my income and mental state were not rock solid, to put in mildly. That journey in itself defined new highs and incredible lows. And of course, at times when I had disposable income, BTC always hit new ATH.
WTF!? I thought sometimes. When is it my turn to go the moon? 😉 Where is that god candle thingy?
If I did not understand fundamentals and if I stopped learning, I would have been long lost in the noise, politics or some other 'cutting edge' empty promise. My returns are far from great, but my gains worth a lot more than % and $. The hope, freedom and peace of mind - you can't put a price on that.
A beautiful story about adoption and getting someone off zero. In the past I resorted to either bribing/forcing others by gifting them sats. I also tried to engage in a very long process of gentle probing, hinting and philosophical discussions to point them in the right direction. Occasionally, I lost patience and turned to more aggressive borderline toxic ‘have fun being poor’ type of tactics. Not good. This is one of the best ways: non-threatening, engaging and respectful.
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Bravo! I appreciate you sharing it. I like that you did it in a non-threatening, tangible and consistent way while presenting optionality and zero risk to the gentleman. It also shows that it takes time to build trust. An inspiring example of how you can integrate orange pilling into day to day. Love it.
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