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Yesterday I was at a jewelry store buying my sister a graduation present. The store owner only wanted to accept cash, no Venmo or Zelle. I didn't have enough cash on me at the time, so I offered to pay him in Bitcoin.

His response was all too familiar, a little chuckle and then an explanation that he doesn't want any Bitcoin because he can't hold it in his hands.

Is there any way to get the concept of digital money through to boomers or is it not worth the effort?
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NotBiebs and 69 others · 99w
Not worth it
nostr.build · 99w
People have to ‘snap’, it’s really hard to make them snap.. I asked my butcher the other day if they accepted or wanted to accept bitcoin. His response was, ‘then what do I do with it’? Save it, sell it whatever you want I said!!…
Gigi · 99w
"Bitcoin adoption advances one funeral at a time." https://image.nostr.build/4342f556202729a042d7d67c0b43789f46c0a7881450f0d6a8c05c0c6a500d4f.jpg
rfkill · 99w
Barrier to entry is very high for a single transaction. If every second customer was coming in asking the same thing maybe he'd look into it some more.
Pleb2Polymath · 99w
I waited at a greenhouse for the guy with the Jon Galt license plate and liberty based bumper stickers to come out so that I could invite him to a meetup. The old fella nearly ran away in fear as he spouted he had friends “who were big investors in bitcoin but he doesn’t understand the math.” ...
Dennis · 99w
You don't have to convince or orangepill these people, but imho it's important and helpful to bring it up and offer the possibility of payment with bitcoin. They might not get it immediately, but there's a good chance that conversation and topic will linger in their mind. I see these as touching poi...
Water Blower · 99w
They will die shortly anyway. When cash was invented, people only wanted to accept gold or silver.
sudocarlos · 99w
When you have cash, it's difficult to stop you from spending it as long as someone is willing to accept it as payment. You have direct access to your cash and how it's spent. When you have money in a bank account or the layers that live above it like PayPal or Venmo, you can spend your money only w...
Max · 99w
The reason why he likes cash is because it is base money. When he holds the cash, it's not a liability of anyone else, nobody will default on a promise, he can do with it what he wants, and nobody can take it away from him, and This is why he doesn't like venmo or zelle or bank transfers, what he ...
unit · 99w
People have to be in the right mindset to want to learn about #bitcoin
Apatight⚡️ · 99w
Always offer, but it takes an open mind on the other side. Have thought provoking questions ready. THE QUALITY OF YOUR ORANGE-PILLING, IS DETERMINED BY THE QUALITY OF YOUR QUESTIONS. The best way to convince someone is for them to convince themselves. 🫂🤙
Luke Warmwater · 99w
Pay him in cash, chuckle, and tell him cash is great because it's completely private and cannot be censored - just like bitcoin.
btcschellingpt · 99w
Perhaps point out that it’s the same with CashApp and Venmo - digital dollars that you can’t touch “And just like digital dollars, bitcoin can be exchanged/withdrawn as dollars .. but really, the problem that Bitcoin is solving is to protect your purchasing power Noticed how your dollars are...
... · 99w
With some it's a very slow process. Measured in years. With others, a bridge too far.. never.
Bitcoin Boomer · 99w
My son got through to me. It can be done. We boomers have been jaded by years of lies, but the truth can still shine through. Don't give up.
nostrich · 99w
For in-person small transactions, cash is still faster, easier, cheaper, and more secure than Bitcoin. I wish it were not so but the boomer sense is right in this situation. Bitcoin wins for online, long-distance, or large transactions. Suppose we present Bitcoin as a complement to gold and silver ...
₿itcoin · 99w
Yes there is a way.