90 sats \ 5 replies \ @SimpleStacker 26 Oct \ parent \ on: After hearing the story of "The Man on Monkey Island," I pocketed my orange pill bitcoin
Yeah, I don't waste my time trying to convince people that aren't ready to actually engage. In the end, they're the ones who are going to have to deal with being wrong, eventually.
Yep. Time is on our side and we can wait for people to be interested in what we have to say. Similarly, there are plenty of people who are interested, so why not focus our efforts on them?
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I’ve definitely got friends who are interested, but still nervous to get off zero!
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What makes them nervous?
They can't spare like $100 to buy a few sats off Coinbase or something?
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You underestimate the mental cost of “signing up” for a new account, especially a financial one in a world riddled with scams.
The banking relationship is the most trusted one. In average, once people open a new bank account, the usually keep it on average for 16 years!
They’ll be committed to their fiat bank longer than their spouse
People are afraid of what they don’t understand.
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Everyone buys bitcoin at the price they deserve.
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