Sadly, no one really asks me about crypto. My girlfriend has asked me about blockchain, We had a pretty good conversation about the potential there. I guess that's what I've told people about the most other than steemit.
Really, the only thing I'm hyping to people in the crypto world is steemit. It's free to join, so people aren't as sketched out about it, but the learning curve usually keeps them away. I've tried to bring up crypto as a better investment than almost anything these days, but people still don't take it seriously enough for me to try to get them to listen or to even take the time to learn about it themselves.
I think once they understand the technology it's up to them whether they think it's worth their time and money.
I agree, Steemit is a great introduction to the crypto space. We have a great community, it's free to join, and it's not terribly hard to use at a basic level. It's once you start getting into the details that things can take a turn and people will think it's not worth their time (they're totally wrong).
I definitely also think its a lack of understanding.. People just don't want to take 30 minutes a day or whatever to learn about blockchain, steem and the technology behind other cryptos. I think that's really going to change over the next year as more and more people realize its potential and the need for them to start learning! Thanks for sharing @jakeybrown!! These are great topics!
yessir! once people take a hard look they usually see the potential, and I honestly think a big part of people getting frustrated is just from comparing themselves to others on the site. There is quite a disparity between new users and the 70 rep folks as far as rewards and I don't think new users understand until they dive a little deeper.