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I don't think that anybody who joined the bitcoin wanted something with its descentralization or blockchain thing. I don't know anybody who didnt make some profit with bitcoin, and with the altcoins growing each day more, this is a good chance to be rich or even have a decent incoming, with good earning and I don't see the problem with that. Bitcoin can't solve all the problems, that's why we have a lot of altcoins.

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Quote from: Anonymous Kid on November 03, 2017, 10:14:01 AM

Most people that investing bitcoin now, are just investing to make money. It annoys the hell out of me. 90% of people haven't read the white paper! Don't even know why decentralisation is a good thing! Don't know why the blockchain is such a revolutionary invention! It annoys me so much! These people just invest because they want to "get rich quick".

And the annoying thing is that if someone had told me about bitcoin 6 years ago, I still would have put all of my money into it. Unfortunately I'm only 16 so I didn't know ANYONE (when I was 9) that would tell me about bitcoin. I only just heard of it 7 months ago and henceforth, have become OBSESSED with crypto. Now I've dropped out of school for crypto and it really does my nut in when all I hear is "Bitcoin to $10K!", "Bitcoin to $20k!".

Deep down I actually hope that the bubble (yes it is a mini-bubble) pops after the Segwit fork and that the price goes back down to $2k. That way all of these stupid investors can suck their thumbs and get taught a lesson. 90% of these people also would have said bitcoin was a scam 9-15 months ago but now look at them. They run around like fucking idiots screaming "BLOCKCHAAINN!!!", "DECENTRALISATIONNNN!!!".

Smh.

Rant over.

I completely understand your frustration, and I am sad to say I can relate. Unfortunately people that have come to the cryptocurrency space recently only care about money. The don't give a f** about the revolution or the tech. That makes me very sad myself. Cryptocurrency has become 90% speculation and 10% tech. All I want to say is that don't give up. Let's continue educating the masses, one person at a time. I must say, for a person your age. You are very quite mature.

Thanks. So far nobody has even asked why I specifically dropped out of school; I dropped out because everyone I talked to including, my teachers, my friends and even strangers (my school was very large) all laughed at me every time I tried to talk about crypto. I couldn't focus in class because all that was on my mind was blockchain, decentralisation and the revolution that is, LITERALLY, just around the corner. Eventually, I just said "fuck it" and left.

Now I'm designing my own blockchain protocol (NOT A TOKEN and I won't say what, in case someone steals my idea lol) but I am making pretty good progress and have already made a decent amount of money off the hype in crypto - Ironic and slightly hypocritical I know but it still doesn't make me wrong and unless the hype begins to calm down soon after the Segwit fork, we are all screwed.

Personally, I think that it will be then, that there will be a HUGE dip. If that doesn't happen then the much larger dip that is inevitably coming in the longer term, is going to be devastating. The reason that I am annoyed is because, the dip is going to put every single cryptocurrency in a massively bad light. The higher and faster the price rises, the more likely it is to come crashing down. In my opinion (albeit quite subjective), it is much better for bitcoin to grow in a slower, steadier manner.

That is amazing. You will do great. Contrary to popular belief, school is not all that. I know you are still young so most people will try to push you towards it. But if you are an above average IQ individual you know, its a waste of time. Unfortunately the world and certainly this forum is full of below average IQ individuals(read the comments). My advice is, do not be discouraged. Do not lose focus of your goals and dreams. I have met many 15 year olds that do amazing things. Do you know the 15year old that successfully hacked Trezor? Follow him on Twitter. Psychologists say we are the 5 people we are always surrounded with. So chose your circles very closely, stay out of trouble and the sky won't be the limit. I wish you all the best kid. And good luck with your blockchain!

A high IQ does not guarantee success. You can have a high IQ and still be naïve about how the world works. In reality, most people that drop out of school are going to struggle. Even with a genius IQ there aren't very many options to get a job. A lot of employers like to hire people with a college education. Without a college education a lot of doors will be closed to you. Without a high school diploma it is even worse. Regardless of whether you are smart or not, employers are going to want someone with a degree or experience. It is going to be an uphill battle to get experience, because in order to get that you have to hope someone takes a chance on you.

Chances are OP is going to have to work in a factory to stay afloat, possibly even two jobs. Another option is for OP to become some sort of Entrepreneur, but sometimes this doesn't work out. In order to create a good business you need to establish a good customer base which requires great skills with working with other people. There is also the chance that Bitcoin becomes really big or OP finds some way to amass a huge amount of money, but these stories are a minority.

You always see Hollywood movies where people struggle and struggle. Eventually they hit their big break and reach success. In real life there are a lot of stories of people who have struggled and never have hit such success. You need to keep things into perspective. Keep your options open.

OP, I understand that school can seem pointless at times. Sometimes it is frustrating when you spend so much time in class learning something that you feel you can learn on your own in 1/10th of the time or even less. Unfortunately, it is the way the system is built in this world. The best way to keep your options open is to at least finish high school. The system sucks, but fighting it sucks even more!

I'm suspecting that maybe you've experienced some bullying in school and it is probably repulsive imagining yourself going back and having to deal with the embarrassment that you quit and then changed your mind. I really think this is the best option for you though and you should seriously consider it.

I've learned that in order to make it far in this world you have to have good connections with other people. Having great relationships with the right people trumps intelligence nearly every time.

As someone who has very high intelligence myself, I did not reach an exceedingly prosperous lifestyle that I thought I would achieve. 2013, was the most depressing year of my entire life, because that is when reality sunk in that the world was not what I thought it was.

I never said having a high IQ guaranteed success. I said a college degree is unnecessary most of the time. It is no guarantee for success. I know many college unemployed graduates. All they have to show for is is their student loan debt. The OPs interest is programming. I know many successful programmers that never went to college and know many more that went that think it was a waste of time. If the OP is serious about build his own blockchain he can do it. Programming is one of those careers that you need to learn while still young. Have you even looked at the latest employment stats in this industry? We have the highest employment rate, and most of these programmers didn't go to college. College will just kill this kid's brain with useless crap. No he won't end up working in a factory is he pursues his passion. What makes people end up in factories is because we teach kids to be followers, force them to do things they are not interested or passionate about. Kid, I say follow your passion and you will never work a day in your life. It won't be easy buy its possible