IMHO it is way too early to try and lure ordinary people into bitcoins. People with technical knowledge who have been into bitcoins for years still fail at keeping their coins secure. The technology simply isn't ready for the masses yet. If too many people bet burned by being pushed into this too early it will backfire on us all.

where do ordinary people go to find out things for themselves?  Google > technical stuff to read > ooh videos with the word dummies in it.  Also, many months and years from now, people will still be asking these questions.  I like the focus here.  Keep up the great work.  Plus, the porn/fake glasses are hilarious.

edit:  it's really hard to send cash really fast really far.  Especially micro payments.

Bitcoin is in its starting stages now. You can continue to use your USD but soon they will be worth squat, pretty close to worthless now.

The federal reserve system is flawed and has no backing anymore. Bitcoin allows regulation on the system fiat won't allow.

the same can be said for bitcoin too?

The only way it's ever going to be secure enough for regular people is through them trusting third parties. Something like Circle(if it ever comes) or Coinbase.

Unless anyone is aware of decentralised ways to make bitcoin secure and easy to use for regular people?

This statement:


Seems to prove that this statement is not entirely true:


Merchants can encourage their customers to use the payment method that is better for the merchant.

They can do this by advertising the payment method (signs in the window and at the payment location, posters, billboards, radio ads, television ads, product placement in entertainment media, etc), which increases awareness and visibility.

They can also do this by offering cheaper pricing for the preferred payment method, which creates a financial incentive for the customer.

It's also important to keep in mind that merchants are also customers.  Merchants need to pay suppliers.  They also earn an income and use that income as customers for other merchants.  As merchants see the benefits of accepting bitcoins, they are likely to encourage other merchants to do the same so that they can spend the bitcoins they are receiving.

It can't inflate.
It can't be burned, buried, hidden. ( Not talking about paper wallets, but the code itself. )
More people in the world have a PC than money (wont go deeper into this..), which makes it accessible everywhere and it doesn't cost a lot to move "a ton" of BTC
It's freedom. Not "In "God" we trust". You can't solve "God's" problem, but you can solve bitcoin's.

It's clean air.


People gonna talk about drug trafficking, prostitution, guns. "You can buy drugs with bitcoins".

I'm already buying drugs ("legal" ones)
with FIAT.


-KSMC



EDIT:

RAWR.

Who's this girl?

She makes me wanna know more about bitcoin.

Deflationary nature increases likelihood that bitcoins acquired in the past will provide greater value in the present combined with the fiat debt at insane levels all over the world.
In other words, Bitcoin has very weak competition.

Maybe it's hard to use them for buying/selling things right now, Bitcoin is barely known by the world, just give it time, i can assure you Bitcoin has more advantages than dollars...

Yes I did read the first post.

No, Bitcoin doesn't solve the fact more and more unemployment will happen due automatization of jobs.