I like to strike up conversations with people at my job. If they start talking about the economy or politics, I'll drop something about Bitcoin. However, if they are in the IT field or finance then I just come right out with it. So here is how those conversations went for me in the last week.

Person 1- 30 yrs in IT. He said he mined a block in 2009 for 50 Bitcoin that is lost to some wallet out there. I mentioned all the layer 2 development going on and the opportunity there. He raised an eyebrow.

Person 2 - IT security professional for a large corp. Asked him if he ever looked into Bitcoin. Nope. Not interested at all. Changed the subject. Possible smart guy, "lost it in a boating accident".

Person 3 - Retired lady, musician. She started talking about how paying people to stay home ruined everything. I mentioned monetary debasement and she agreed. Hmmm... Mentioned Bitcoin. Turns out that her retirement home puts out a news letter that warns people of scams, Bitcoin was on it. She also conflated Bitcoin with some of the exchange crash episodes. DIdn't have time to correct all her errors.

Person 4- This one was interesting. I don't recall his background, but he was cocky. He said he could have bought Bitcoin back in the 90's when it was pennies. I corrected his time traveling calendar, but he was sure of it. I ended that conversation with a mention of e-cash.

As a last mention, I had two customers who work for the Federal Reserve. So I asked their opinion of Bitcoin. Not because I actually want their opinion, but because I am judging them. As you would expect, they were both morons when it came to hard money.

I have to find a new approach.