I agree. Mining is not something that newcomers need to know about. It'll either confuse them or turn them off from BTC.
Early last year when mining was still a relatively efficient way of generating BTC I told a few friends about it. Even now, nearly 1.5 years later, they are still fixated on mining and think that's the ONLY way of acquiring BTC. I have tried to explain to them that it is much easier to just buy them off the market or trade for them, but mining has gotten stuck in their head.
Even after my warnings one just recently bought a $200+ graphics card and got super pissed when he only got a measly amount of return. He now refuses to consider BTC anymore because he, in his words, "got ripped off".
Telling them about mining was my biggest mistake
Early last year when mining was still a relatively efficient way of generating BTC I told a few friends about it. Even now, nearly 1.5 years later, they are still fixated on mining and think that's the ONLY way of acquiring BTC. I have tried to explain to them that it is much easier to just buy them off the market or trade for them, but mining has gotten stuck in their head.
Even after my warnings one just recently bought a $200+ graphics card and got super pissed when he only got a measly amount of return. He now refuses to consider BTC anymore because he, in his words, "got ripped off".
Telling them about mining was my biggest mistake