I am on Nostr, so it's safe to assume I've spoken to people about it irl. And you're right, most people are resistant at first, which is to be expected from people who are not ready to exit the matrix...
> However I've seen many people come around after a few more conversations when it finally fully clicks for them.
There! Keep that moment fixed in your mind! This is exactly what I’m talking about: political backbone > technology.
It is thanks to the educational work that forms this political backbone, without which everything else is just useless and incomprehensible software for geeks.
In other words, I believe that political education is more important than scaling Bitcoin and Monero to 100.00% of the world's population.
> Implying that we should not continue trying to save people just because they're resistant or complacent in their current situation leads to giving up on others before you've even tried. The snake will bite the hand of the person rescuing it from a trap, but that doesn't make it unworthy of the attempt.
Everyone in this world votes with their actions. And personally, I am not ready to waste my precious time on those who are comfortable living in the matrix. That is a thankless task.
But I will always gladly spend my time (and I have been doing so for over a decade) on those in whom I see a potential "click". To them, I am always happy to talk about Bitcoin, Monero, GrapheneOS, SimpleX and other FOSS, and why it is important for sane people.
Over these many years, I have developed a certain skill for this, and it is very easy for me to onboard new merchants so that I can later buy goods/services from them without the printing of a receipt, because I make it a principle not to buy goods from merchants using BTC or XMR if they print a receipt = pay taxes.
There! Keep that moment fixed in your mind! This is exactly what I’m talking about: political backbone > technology.
It is thanks to the educational work that forms this political backbone, without which everything else is just useless and incomprehensible software for geeks.
In other words, I believe that political education is more important than scaling Bitcoin and Monero to 100.00% of the world's population.
> Implying that we should not continue trying to save people just because they're resistant or complacent in their current situation leads to giving up on others before you've even tried. The snake will bite the hand of the person rescuing it from a trap, but that doesn't make it unworthy of the attempt.
Everyone in this world votes with their actions. And personally, I am not ready to waste my precious time on those who are comfortable living in the matrix. That is a thankless task.
But I will always gladly spend my time (and I have been doing so for over a decade) on those in whom I see a potential "click". To them, I am always happy to talk about Bitcoin, Monero, GrapheneOS, SimpleX and other FOSS, and why it is important for sane people.
Over these many years, I have developed a certain skill for this, and it is very easy for me to onboard new merchants so that I can later buy goods/services from them without the printing of a receipt, because I make it a principle not to buy goods from merchants using BTC or XMR if they print a receipt = pay taxes.
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