374 sats \ 4 replies \ @TwoLargePizzas 27 Feb \ on: A quick update on my "orange pilling my friends" journey bitcoin
You could write a sitcom with these characters.
My only thought is to meet people where they're at. Nobody likes being told what they ought to do but you can often find a problem in their life that relates.
It would also be interesting if you could provide a little more context. Correct me if I'm wrong but if I had to take a wild guess I'd say you're all in your 20s?
Based on your previous post it seems J is interested in making money but is more concerned about losing money. For her I would say it really depends on her current saving habits. If she's got some savings I'd talk to her about price inflation and how her savings are slowly losing purchasing power. Then ask her why she thinks price inflation happens. Try letting her lead the conversation and discover the truth rather than telling her directly.
B is going to get scammed. That seems super obvious. Hopefully he's only going to lose his 'gambling' money. It might be already too late. If I where you I'd be really thinking about how it's going to play out when the shit eventually hits the fan. The problem is he's going to have a hard time admitting he was wrong. It might be best if you just say 'that sucks' and move onto another topic.
It sounds like S just doesn't want to rock the boat. In other words, he's being friendly but doesn't really have much interest in Bitcoin or money in general. If it where me I'd probably just find the easiest possible way to get him some BTC. Send it to him yourself, like $20 worth or something.
Anyway, that's just my 2 sats. I don't know these people so I could the wildly off the mark. Take it with a grain of salt.
Thank you for the thoughtful response.
We're quite a bit older :)
I don't think J is able to save that much, but she got a windfall a few years ago. I wasn't even a bitcoiner back then and suggested putting it into an S&P 500 ETF, but she had some resistance against it, so she left it rotting in the bank. It has probably lost 40% of its purchasing power since then.
Yes, B is going to get scammed. Not his first time, and probably not his last, he doesn't seem to be learning.
I probably care about S the most at this point. As I may have mentioned before, if I sent him some corn he'd probably lose it.
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Honestly, I think the key to all of them is long term thinking.
If they really sat down and thought about the next 10 or 20 years of their life what would that look like?
I'm in my mid 40s and I really didn't properly start long term thinking until I turned 40. It was actually the day my dad retired. The moment I started getting rich slow rather than getting rich fast everything turned around.
And if I'm being perfectly honest, it was only a few key decisions that made all the difference.
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It may be that, but there is probably more.
I was baffled when he asked me "Does the value of your bitcoin still go up when you hold it in self-custody?"
It shows how little he understands.
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face palm
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