Quote from: americanpegasus on October 11, 2015, 05:36:09 AM

Quote from: miragecash on October 10, 2015, 11:56:14 PM

I am asking you guys to explain bitcoin and monero in a humanistic manner while glossing over the mechanics of how it works in order to get more people on board and using bitcoin (and other cryptos like Monero).

What he's saying might be upsetting to some of the techies in the room, but he's right. The average person doesn't give a shit about how technically amazing your product is. Ask the average iPhone owner to describe the differences between the processors of the last few iPhone releases. They probably can't.

Everyone needs to watch this iPhone 6S commercial, and learn how it's done: https://youtu.be/aBYWGjIzvyw

How many specs did you hear? Almost none. What you did hear was a lot of talk about how iPhone will upgrade your life, capture the moments of your life better, and most importantly: make you more important.

Monero advertising already has the most important thing: an amazing product. It's the most powerful form of money ever devised, but unless people use it, it's worthless. The beauty is that there is a powerful incentive to be an early adopter in the form of exponentially rising value... math is literally bending over backwards to accommodate us. Now all that remains is to let the 7 billion humans on Earth know exactly why Monero will upgrade their life, ease all transactions in their life, and most importantly: make them more important. And if Monero *can't* do those things? Then we shouldn't bother, because people won't care.

Do you know why Linux hasn't superseded Windows, despite being a superior product? Because Linux is not easy, is not necessary for the average customer, and Linux does not inherently make them feel important or carry status with it. Monero can't afford to be Linux. You can get on the anti-Apple bandwagon all you want (I'll agree with you in many ways), but their marketing is the fuck on point.

As I go forward, I'll be brainstorming and implementing some ideas to show the average person how Monero will upgrade their lives in every way imaginable. Now I just need to developers to make it easy to use, and the entrepreneurs to build some compelling services around it. Wink

Maybe a crowdfunding initiative could be setup for making a flashy, professional kick ass video once some ideas are assembled. I wonder if we have any expertise for making such a video in our community.