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122 sats \ 2 replies \ @Lux 27 Apr \ on: Bitcoin Beginner Saloon #3 bitcoin_beginners

I see many bitcoiners trying to simplify onboarding for new users, and then recomend some flashy designed hww for cold storage, or Muun, or some other app with colors, and not mention eg Electrum because 'it's too complicated'.

How can a newbie make the first steps to learn a solid foundational knowledge?
What should an advisor to that newb focus on teaching first?

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101 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin OP 27 Apr
What should an advisor to that newb focus on teaching first?

One of the most important questions.
I think the advisor should start with "what is money?" and "why bitcoin?" questions will be more indicated.
Most of nocoiners start with the dumb question "where can I buy some BTC?", without even knowing what they get into...

As I explained in this guide of 5 stages to became a bitcoiner:

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12 sats \ 0 replies \ @SHA256man 27 Apr
"What should an advisor to that newb focus on teaching first?"

for a proper bitcoin education session:

  • rest well, take a shower, clip fingernails, rinse the nose, dress as if for a private seminar, etc.
  • come prepared to learn and take notes; have intelligent questions ready
  • take a deep breath and meditate before receiving the firehose of information

if the student has no questions or good feedback after one-two thorough sessions, perhaps move on; the best newB will have the desire to keep coming back and to do the reading;

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