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555 sats \ 14 comments \ @nomainvest 17h Education

I was reflecting today on the last time I orange pilled someone, and I couldn’t remember when the last time was. I am a single guy on my 30s and have good relationship with friends, family, and girls I date.

Friends tent to look for me for financial advising, I thought I had orange pilled many, but after last year’s bull, some proved me wrong. Some friends that had entered and bought BTC in a really good price after the FTX crash, I was able to teach them how to do their self-custody in a cold wallet and everything, these guys sold BTC when it reached around 60k. Meaning I did not orange pilled them at all, they were just speculating, and the only interest was that.

In my family, I avoid talking much about BTC and investments as I want to avoid family members coming asking for money and so on, which is a very common thing in my culture, so I just act poor around them. With close family, I was able to convince my mother to put a small percentage of her savings on BTC and she got the point, but we kept it very small as she is retired and is in a phase of life of enjoying her savings and doesn’t have much stomach for volatility. My brother is a smart guy, but just distracted from anything that isn’t his job, so I orange pilled him in 2019, he made a structural position in BTC and just carries it for the long run.

Girlfriends and dates, believe it or not, even as a BTC nerd I get some girls sometimes haha. For the girls I date for more than a couple of weeks, the topic always comes up, it’s inevitable. I am always surprised that often, girls in their 30s have a bit of BTC, which is nice to see that the idea is more spread out in our generation. Some I have orange pilled or at least annoyed them to the point that made them think about the benefits Bitcoin. Some women just show me no interest in the topic, which is not a dealbreaker, but they do instantly become less attractive to me.

With that, I am not and annoying Bitcoin guy (like vegans that think because they are vegan, they are better people, and need to tell everyone about it). I stopped forcing the orange pill down the throat of people, and just flow the conversation if they already have an interest in it. I feel like my orange pilling days are behind me, I now feel more like making general comments about it, I did the work, I will keep stacking sats forever, and the longer it takes for people to wake-up, the cheaper sats I can accumulate.

What has been your experience orange pilling people most recently?

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100 sats \ 2 replies \ @User21000000 17h

I had a I told you so moment but kind of an opening to get them on Bitcoin. A work friend I have been telling to buy some bitcoin little bit at a time dca it’s not to late etc.

They started doing it! Hooray! But the lack of excitement from just buying and holding was apparently was not enough next I find out he has been talking to a guy that uses a program to buy and sell for you and make you great results….

I told him that sounds like the dodgy est scam I’ve ever heard of and he should just keep buying bitcoin and holding it. He agreed but invested with this guy… he then when I was checked in with him he was up three times his money or something like that and it was going great.

I was more nervous as he then said his put more in…

Every now and then I checked in and all was going well. This was pre current halving and run up.

So I checked in again the other day since bitcoin has done what it does and gone great post halving he would have to be sitting great with what he had previously said….

And it’s all gone the money the guy the company all of it….

So now I need to work on that scar tissue and get him buying straight Bitcoin

Get rich quick scheme get poor quicker

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @nomainvest OP 16h

Wow, how can people fall for these things, that's wild. Thanks for sharing your story!

Fingers crossed your colleague recovers from it, sometimes that's the best way to learn in life.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @User21000000 16h

My thing is that he won’t want to go near any assets like bitcoin after this… but I’ll keep working on him.

It will be hard as he feels like an idiot falling for it as well.

22 sats \ 2 replies \ @SatsMate 15h

I have entirely stopped orange people over the past year. Maybe its just the point I am at in my bitcoin journey (5 years in now). My fiance is still trying to, and I know some people that do it - but at this point if you want to learn I will do everything I can to help you, but now I direct my time and efforts towards other endeavors.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan 14h

Exactly 💯

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @nym 14h

I definitely don’t do it in person, just online

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @af1f6f3e17 13h

I never met a girl that have sats, usually if i talk about it to them they get scared, even more scared when I explain that I use graphene and simplex to chat..lol

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @imaginationchristmas 14h

Orange pilled the Lowes delivery driver when they dropped off our new stove.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Blank 15h

I've held Bitcoin for a number of years, but have only just made it my monetary north star. Most of my friends know that I am interested in it, and will occasionally bring it up in conversation with me. The conversation typically goes towards how bad inflation is, and how unaffordable housing and raising a family is. Or they have recently opened a trading account, and try and give me investing advice that I didn't ask for.

The last point being the reason why I don't even attempt orange pilling anyone. If they ask me about it, I will happily talk about it. If it's advice that they want, then I'm here to help.

I now feel that I have two responsibilities as a Bitcoiner. Firstly, help noobs that have taken their first steps, and they need help with any part of that process. My second responsibility is to ensure my family know that I have some in cold storage, and they know how to access when I am no longer around.

5 sats \ 0 replies \ @nym 15h

Thanks for helping adoption

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @godlikeXi 15h

There's no in between when it comes to financial freedom. You work. Invest. And save. Everyday.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nym 15h

A penny saved is a penny earned.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @godlikeXi 15h

I stopped in 2019. People laughed at it and moved on. But they will inbox me asking how to get in. Fuck that. Open your mind or fuck off. It's not up to me to show you the way. Fuck that.

I don't proselytize to anyone. You either get it or you don't. You have to save yourself. Period.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 16h

Yes it is often not worth the effort. Initially I was so enthused by the concept of Bitcoin that I could not help telling friends and family about it- but very very few of them 'got it'. Have come to the conclusion that Bitcoin is too radical and anti establishment for many people- the problem is they do not understand the inherent inequality and power imbalance that the fiat monetary system is built upon and so they are unable to understand the beauty and need for Bitcoin. So I come to the conclusion that people will 'get' Bitcoin when they deserve to- the fact that they do not yet 'get it' is largely because they do not care enough about equity in the monetary system. Perhaps we can try to educate people to understand how the fiat system is fundamentally unfair and manipulative but I still think most people will struggle to understand and accept that and that Bitcoin presents a real and viable alternative. Most people are sheep.