Someone asks you why they should buy bitcoin and you have approximately one sentence to tell them. What are you going with?
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325 sats \ 9 replies \ @SimpleStacker 20 Jan
"Bitcoin is a public ledger that no one controls, anyone can write to, and yet somehow everyone trusts. We've never had that before."
It works very well and i've used this on a lot of people.
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30 sats \ 5 replies \ @Fabs 20 Jan
Meh. Boring.
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21 sats \ 4 replies \ @SimpleStacker 21 Jan
Why, I never! Monetary economics is not boring
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark OP 21 Jan
You know, until very recently I would have disagreed, but apparently I love that shit now.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Fabs 21 Jan
I wouldn't be very convinced if I was a no coiner, luckily I'm not.
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210 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 21 Jan
I've educated a lot of people this way about bitcoin. Though mostly 30-40 yr old men who may be more interested in such things
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs 21 Jan
Hm, well then: Keep rollin'.
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark OP 20 Jan
That's a pretty good one.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xIlmari 21 Jan
Using the word "ledger" in a casual conversation is a great way to turn off the other person. If I was ignorant of Bitcoin, my immediate question would be "why would I care about writing to a public book"?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 21 Jan
That's exactly the question you want them to ask.
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12 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xIlmari 21 Jan
"Because it's a form of money that's transparent, uncorruptible, politically and socially neutral. Its monetary policy is absolutely predictable and you can use it almost as privately as cash."
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57 sats \ 2 replies \ @Fabs 20 Jan
"Wanna learn something about the biggest marshmallow experiment in existence?!"
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Aardvark OP 20 Jan
Ok, that's actually hilarious. I may use that.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs 20 Jan
Don't forget to greet them from Fabs.
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100 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 21 Jan
Did you read ?
https://darth-coin.github.io/general/21-bitcoin-orange-pills-en.html
and
https://darth-coin.github.io/general/21-reasons-why-bitcoin-en.html
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark OP 21 Jan
By the way, I haven't seen you much in a while. I hope everything is ok, I know things were looking pretty bad.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark OP 21 Jan
Yes, a while ago. I haven't stopped reading your guides.
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63 sats \ 7 replies \ @cryotosensei 20 Jan
“Ya really! I buy my supermarket vouchers using Bitrefill. I get the Bitcoin by posting on this site called Stacker News.”
And then send them a link to a related article on my blog
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24 sats \ 6 replies \ @Aardvark OP 20 Jan
That's right, you do all the time!
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35 sats \ 5 replies \ @cryotosensei 20 Jan
I’m da BOSS
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24 sats \ 4 replies \ @Aardvark OP 20 Jan
Facts!
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35 sats \ 3 replies \ @cryotosensei 20 Jan
I see what you mean about being funny haha
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24 sats \ 2 replies \ @Aardvark OP 20 Jan
By the way, do cowboy credits bother you? I usually zap them away at the end of the day, and it makes sense to send them to a post on AskSN.
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @030e0dca83 21 Jan
Have you prepared for upcoming financial crisis?
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8 sats \ 1 reply \ @Aardvark OP 21 Jan
Ok, that's actually a really good conversation starter.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @030e0dca83 21 Jan
My "dollar lovers" mates are laughing when I tell them about hyperinflation, they think I'm joking
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Scoresby 21 Jan
Bitcoin is money you can send to anyone anywhere anytime -- and no one can stop you.
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21 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 20 Jan
"Did you hear that Elizabeth Warren wants to ban Bitcoin?"
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28 sats \ 2 replies \ @Aardvark OP 20 Jan
Someone should ban her ass.
I don't know what that means but I stand by it.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 20 Jan
Just pass the bill and let the courts sort it out.
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41 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark OP 20 Jan
Strategic Warren elimination act.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @gmd 20 Jan
Goddamn this sandwich costs $15... inflation man is crazy man... I gotta but more bitcoin...
... then I see how responsive they are lol
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @zapsammy 20 Jan
"you will be forced to buy bitcoin and you will get the price you deserve. here's a pamphlet." i try to carry how-to-bitcoin pamphlets with me.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Signal312 20 Jan
Wow, really? Which one?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @zapsammy 21 Jan
how to bitcoin
just uploaded this, unless you have a different preferred method of sharing a file?
what is a good lightning or nostr-based service to share a file?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jgbtc 21 Jan
"If you're interested in bitcoin I can recommend learning resources and I'm happy to help you get started when you're ready."
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @dough 21 Jan
bitcoin is the worlds largest digital, decentralized, hard monetary asset. It's an asset without a liability which no one can control.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @000w2 21 Jan
Go fuck yourself, I'm not your mommy.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @count_chocula 21 Jan
no cap fiat currency is mid. Don't be sigma and freddy fazbear your gyatt into bitcoin asap. You'll be gronked by the rizzler and his shitcoins if you don't fanum tax into bitcoin before lizzy dunn
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Kenshin 20 Jan
There is no second best..!
(including fiat and gold)
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