For context, my previous post on this topic.
J:
I haven't been in touch with her about it, I think she's a lost cause. Too much of a state worshipper.
B:
I've shared some quality Bitcoin content with him, but he hasn't really picked up on it. It feels like casting pearls in front of swines.
What's worse (warning: the next paragraph may trigger some people), about a month ago he messaged me with excitement about a Telegram crypto trading group he had just joined.
He said that for their trading signals to work, you had to trade on their own exchange, because it had its own prices, and asked me what I thought of it. A quick google search revealed the exchange's domain had only existed for 4 weeks, it was a scam exchange you couldn't withdraw from, and their tokens didn't even exist outside of it. The people in the group were shills posting fake results, but he said "No, they're real people. The group has 400 members and only 2 of them are admins!" I got really peed off that he was so gullible, but didn't convince him it was a scam. He said "It's not a scam and I'm gonna prove it to you by becoming a millionaire in 6 months!"
I said "OK, but please don't message me about it anymore. Just let me know in 6 months how it went."
S:
I gave him Lyn Alden's "Broken Money" for Christmas. He started reading it and told me it was fascinating. I'm not sure if he's finished it yet or not.
The other day I had a chat with him. He said he really wants to buy bitcoin now and needs to prioritize it.
So I guess a win in some way, but at the same time I feel he's dragging his feet for some reason that's beyond my limited understanding of human psychology. It was as though he said it more to make me feel good than as an expression of genuine intent to save himself from fiat slavery. It's not like buying takes more than 5 minutes, and he spends 3-4 days a week sitting at home all day with little to do that I'm aware of (although there is a non-zero possibility that he's busy with something I'm not aware of).
My hunch is that in a year from now he still won't have bought any corn. Instead, he'll again say "I really need to get around to it, thanks for reminding me, I really appreciate it!"