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Lyn Alden
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I told my mother about bitcoin for years and she was like “yeah, cool, nah.” She’s in her 70s.

And then I was like “The HRF eg @gladstein is doing cool shit for human rights with bitcoin.”

And once I showed her some examples, she was like “holy shit” and joined their newsletter and is like 110% onboard with their mission. She reads their newsletters more than me now, and asks me questions about them, so I have to catch up on them to answer her stuff.

She still doesn’t own Bitcoin but is like, reading every HRF email and asking me about them and totally onboard.
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Lyn Alden · 71w
nostr:npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpu seems like the tag didn’t stick in my OP
ภ๏รtг๏ภคยt · 71w
Slowly but surely. 🤙
StoneCodlHodl 💎👊 · 71w
Bitcoin is open source. Open Source is our global proof of free speech and conduction of private commerce.
Ninja Grandma · 71w
Nice
Alex · 71w
Prime example of finding inroads into the minds of family and friends to get them to at least start comprehending BTC. Every different person have their own interests, biases and incentives. Even moms😂 Well done
Petr · 71w
You can be asking her now instead 😂
Julia de JP · 71w
I managed to convince my mum to buy some BTC in 2020. She simply trusted me with this. She doesn't understand it, and doesn't study it, but that's ok.
Bitpower · 71w
I started giving friends and family opendimes with sats to get them started. It works!! They want to know more. In the process I let them scan the QR-code with Blue Wallet so they can watch the progress and receive sats. I totally send them some on their birthdays.
Márcio Clemente · 71w
Everyone’s got their own angle. We just need to figure out what it is instead of force orange pulling them.
Robertrobert · 71w
Maybe set up a hot wallet with some Sats and tell her she can donate to HRF. Then she will be on a mission with motivation.
Asdf · 71w
For years occasionally I've been talking with a friend of mine about Bitcoin and never seemed to be interested. Five years ago I gave him €30 in bitcoin by sending it to a wallet on his phone and explained how to keep it safe. Five years later and multiple new phones, he found his backup words, ...
the axiom · 71w
where does the HRF money come from?
shortwavesurfer2009 · 71w
Seems like Bitcoin is the wrong thing to be using for human rights work. Well, I guess it depends on what type. Monero would be the better option though.
Riddy · 71w
My parents listen and get it to a degree, but also admit they don’t get it. I think as tech native generations get older, adoption will increase
Jake Woodhouse · 71w
I have a few very close family and friends that work in the charity sector Weirdly I find it very hard to get them interested in Bitcoin They prefer to get hand outs from Governments and trust institutions like the UN, before questioning the money, and considering Bitcoin One day there will be a ...
Anahit · 71w
Nice reading what you are sharing about your own mum. How important it is to contextualize Btc's world in order to cover all the possible fields in which it works and moreover, it helps to improve life quality. I, myself am searching how to reach different audiences in order to "convince" them not t...
Sh33plord · 62w
The deep fog that encompasses my parents eyes when i talk money/btc is all need to see to know they cant connect with it. Hopefully i find a newsletter to get them engaged someday!