Isn't it sad though when we have to resort to not wanting to educate individuals? Sure I agree the average person who has knowledge about bitcoin would probably shrug it off or not take it in as real. But still it is good to have more people educated on any topic including bitcoin because the discussion can move ahead faster and in a proper manner. Nothing is worse than trying to discuss something but only one person having knowledge about it. I have been talking about bitcoin with my friends for the past few months and at first it sucked but now they have the terminology and follow a few forums and reddits which allows us to have a good conversation now.
tldr sad we gotta not want to educate people but once people learn for themselves discussion can become fun as it has with my friends.
Nope. It's not sad. When you're dealing with a person who responds to a thoughtful and logical explanation with 'tulips ponzi drugs' for the tenth time in a row, life is too short to waste any energy on such a person. We only have so much energy. I'm buggered if I'm devoting it to something as pointless as that.
Both parties end up looking deluded and pathetic, the bitcoin fan for sounding needlessly cultish, the naysayer for refusing to process any straightforward information.
The problem i see is, people believe what they hear/read on the news. Also a negative review has much more impact than a positive one.
But the biggest problem is, that people just believe, and do NOT check the facts and dig deeper into the matter.
Everything has a price. And they are paying for it right now, as Bitcoin is rising and they are still in denial. Hopefully they will learn from the mistake.
