Not odd at all. Very common, I think.
After trying and failing to orange pill my friends and family for almost 8 years, the method I've arrived at is to just make sure they know that I have #Bitcoin and know a lot about it, and that I'll always be available if they have questions about it, or need help with it. That way, when they realize they need Bitcoin, I won't have annoyed them about it to the point that they'll continue to resist it despite their knowing that they need it.
So far, only some of my aunts and uncles have reached out to me with questions, but even after answering all of them, they still decided to store their value in real estate, since they're more comfortable with something they can touch than with unbreakable things like math, physics, and game theory. They're part of the Baby Boomer generation, so I'm not too surprised.
Ultimately, each person gets into Bitcoin when they're ready, and we can't rush that. The most we can do is let them know beforehand that we have the answers, and then be there for them when they have questions.
Today is a great day to share #bitcoin with your friends and family.
We make it easy for you.
Send them to https://bitcoin.rocks!
While you're at it, give them some lemonade to drink so they can wash down the orange pill. 😉
"...when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren." -Luke 22:32, KJV
Growing up, I was taught to always forgive others when they wronged me in some way. Like with most people, that was difficult for me at first, but as a very empathetic person, I wasn't prepared for the difficulty of forgiving others when they wrong themselves.
When I see someone reject something that would do them a lot of good, like Bitcoin, Nostr, homeschooling, real medicine (not pharmaceuticals), and spiritual/eternal truths, even though it has nothing to do with me, I feel real pain on their behalf. Learning to let them go and forgive them for wronging themselves has been really difficult, but it has also been invaluable to me.
If you're also an empathetic person, want to help others live better lives, and feel pain and frustration when they reject good and true things, then I highly recommend you exercise your ability to forgive; not because they did anything to hurt you, but because they're hurting themselves, and it does no good to either your or them to allow yourself to be dragged down with them.
My dad passed away a year ago, but I know what his answers would be:
The Master and Commander series
and
The Phantom Tollbooth 😍
Does this mean there's now an odd-even rule for good and bad Indiana Jones movies? 😆
2 of my kids just set up their lemonade stand! 🤩
The cups cost 50¢ each, or 10% off if someone pays with #Bitcoin (so about 1300 sats right now)!
"#Bitcoin is responsibility go up technology."
-also Aleks Svetski
When I see extra money in my wallet, I feel disappointed with myself for not having already used it to stack more sats.
Then I repent and stack more sats.
I will neither confirm nor deny whether I have this problem with remembering my own name. 😅
Well, that Bitcoin group is great for Bitcoin news, but the admins thought *I* was a scammer, just because I answered someone's question. They recently opened it up for members to comment on the news posts, and I would love to comment, but now I can't. And normally, I'd be able to leave reactions on the posts, but they're being censored, too! 😡
Unfortunately, I have to be on Telegram for my work (I'm the Community Manager at nostr:npub12ce8adukevn0zvywvyn5m55fxhlrw72y4xj9ymyvt5x78d7ylzpsacpm0f, so I manage NOAH's Discord, Telegram, Nostr, Twitter DMs, email support, and chat support), so I still have to use Telegram at least a little. But yeah, I think I'll just let it go, and only use Telegram as minimally as possible from now on.
I was just permanently muted in the #Bitcoin Telegram group (https://t.me/bitcoin), for recommending Swan, Strike, RoboSats, and Azteco to a new bitcoiner who asked for some good places to buy bitcoin. Meanwhile, the admins are allowing spam comments on all of their posts. And now theyr're removing my reactions from the group posts, and I have absolutely no recourse.
Just another reason why I hate Telegram with a fiery passion.
5. Orange pill others using tools like bitcoin.rocks 🧡
