Are crypto folks the smart and unique ones?

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I always used to wonder if the crypto folks are the smart ones out there. The main reason is that not everyone is grasping the crypto concepts. Sometimes it is even hard to explain some of the crypto concepts to our friends. At least that has happened for me. I'm not trying to say that people who are not understanding crypto are the dull ones but something makes me feel that crypto people are unique and they grasp these concepts easily and would like to explore this new world.

Even though I say that people in crypto are smarter, I would like to say that they are smarter than the normal people in the FIAT world probably. But definitely, there are also dumb people even inside the crypto world who bring in lots of FIAT money and dump it on scam projects without doing any research. Sadly these people cannot be helped. All we can do is, identify such people and probably try to channel them towards some good projects. But even in that case not all the people would be open-minded to accept such offers. If they want to invest in a dumb project they will do it no matter what. I used to sometimes think that even these people are also required for the crypto world because during bad times the crypto projects will also need funding right. Don't think of me like I'm having an Evil mind here but just that we cannot help such people in anyways.

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Challenges in crypto adoption

This is real. When you talk to some people about cryptocurrency, they will stop you right there and ask you if we are talking about bitcoin and just simply walk away. Some people have a straight thought that Bitcoin is a scam and because of that, all the cryptocurrencies are scams. The funny thing is just because cryptocurrencies are a scam the underlying blockchain technology is also a scam and no hopes of that as well. Things like these make it hard to have a conversation with a non crypto friend.

When I even try to talk to them, the first thing is Bitcoin. It is always like I have to start the conversation explaining BTC first and then only move to other blockchains. In some cases, I have to do BTC first, then ETH, and then only take them to other blockchains. It is also very hard to convince them. I guess many people can relate to what I'm trying to say here because you might have also had a similar experience with your non-crypto friends. But let's not get exhausted. Even though it is a challenge to bring someone inside crypto, if they are really our close friends, we can somehow try and bring them in. The reason is that after 10 years they are going to regret not being here sooner like how we all do right now.

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Bring more smart people

I somehow started this article by saying that crypto folks are the smarter folks out there. But I would also like to say that there are so many smart non-crypto folks out there. Imagine the potential they have and what they can bring to this crypto world. They can come up with lots of cool projects and innovations. It is always good to put some effort into bringing, even more, smarter people to the crypto world.

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Try explaining the Hive Ecosystem to some friends some weeks ago, its quite hard xD

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they might be able to grasp it just fine
but still cannot experience how they will gain value yet from it in their lives directly and that's very different... going to take awhile and still very early imo

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Yeah some people easily understand this and also find a place for themselves here.

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Once crypto becomes more mainstream and can be used in daily life, it will be easier to explain it to people. It will take a while for that to happen though.

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Yeah we can probably be able to explain to the point.

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When you talk to some people about cryptocurrency, they will stop you right there and ask you if we are talking about bitcoin and just simply walk away.

In my case, they don't stop me and walked away. Instead, they just stared at me with blank faces wondering why a guy like me would enter such a space.

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Yes that happens too. 🙂

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One would even say to show him the proof. Once he saw that that will be the time he would consider what I am saying. The challenge is it would perhaps take two to three years to show him the kind of proof that he wants.

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Having come this far now on the blockchain, I feel it will be difficult for others to catch up with us now. I have given up trying to talk about Hive to my extended family. You have explained it well, Bala.

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Yes Sayee. It is really tough to explain. Thanks Sayee.

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One thing I've often noticed when I talk to friends about crypto is that because of all the negative attention it gets in the mainstream media, they are very afraid that people in crypto are guaranteed to be hacked and scammed. In addition, in most people's minds it is a certainty that you will go bankrupt because Bitcoin has fallen so far dude, that is no longer normal! But what else can you expect from illegal money?

If I then say that I have never invested euros, because I have no euros to invest, then some people become a bit more interested. But it will be a long way. And when you finally get them to take an account on Hive, for example. Then they have to find a place in the community, which is really difficult in the beginning. Hive is not the easiest platform to use for people who know nothing about crypto and have always only used Facebook. Because they have no followers, their blogs are hardly noticed. As a result, many people become demotivated again. Then you can explain that engagement, commenting and consistancy will eventually pay for itself. But in 99% of the cases people will drop out because they are very disappointed with 2 cents, or not even that. So yes, there is definitely still a long way to go.

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Very well said. Yes this is exactly what happens. I hear this a lot that cryptocurrencies are only for hackers and people doing illegal stuff.

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yea true, we have gullible people that didn't do any research, they just heard there is money in crypto, they come in with their life savings to lose it all into rug project..i Kinda pity them tho

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Yes it did happen. They are also the people who funded many project made their founders happy. 😅

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I believe it is better to allow my results speak for themselves, instead of trying to convince anybody about crypto. And on the Hive, it is no picnic, you have to work hard and smart to get there.

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Absolutely that's what I have also decided now. Not talking to anyone these days about crypto. 🙂

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Explaining the Hive or the blockchain, in general, is very hard. If people are skeptics, I am not going to change their minds.

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Indeed it is also hard to change their mind.

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Like you said, I think a lot of it has to do with how open of a mind you have. It's not necessarily how smart you are, but how willing you are to adapt to change. That's just my guess anyway. I usually try to start conversations about crypto with blockchain. People can understand databases (for the most part), from there it is an easier jump. I found this post on Listnerds!

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Yeah well said. Database is the best start for a Blockchain conversation. Thanks for reaching my post from Listnerds. Cheers!

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