117 sats \ 5 replies \ @Bitman 28 Sep 2023 \ on: The learning curve is a barrier bitcoin
Good post - we're all with you on this.
Reminded me of Beautyon's quote:

"Computer illiteracy and economic ignorance are the toxic cocktail that makes it impossible to understand Bitcoin."
But, there's more than this.
So many new people hearing the message not to keep many sats on a hot wallet and the seeing that the price of a cold wallet is as much as they were planning to experiment with.
Unless people think out of the box and go the DIY route (USB or cheap metal seed with a watch only wallet), they could be stuck in techno paralysis.
For me it's great when people like @anita step in. Pretty much very country on every continent needs such trusted ambassadors.
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10 sats \ 4 replies \ @duvel 28 Sep 2023
Fantastic quote from Beautyon which is so true.
I think, if people are open to learning Bitcoin, the best way would be in the form of a Bitcoin beginners workshop. There you can show and teach them what Bitcoin is, in a simple and very visual way to understand complex topic more easily and where they can send some sats and learn it firsthand.
This way that person is not depending on themselves to read the right stuff, if they read it at all.
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10 sats \ 3 replies \ @SpaceHodler OP 29 Sep 2023
Great quote indeed!
I think Andreas Antonopoulos is one of those better suited to explain the technical aspects of Bitcoin to beginners.
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @duvel 29 Sep 2023
I meant local Bitcoin workshops. I'm currently working on a Bitcoin workshop for beginners, which is a real challenge btw, but so much fun doing it. I'm learning so much more about Bitcoin by creating it, because I have to go down the rabbit hole a lot, to understand concepts I don't get.
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @SpaceHodler OP 29 Sep 2023
Yes, teaching is one of the best way to learn. Good luck!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @duvel 23 Oct 2023
Thank you :-)
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