Quote from: triforcelink on July 07, 2011, 10:01:30 AM

I find that a lot of people don't understand anything about money or where it really comes from. Trying to tell them about decentralization and middlemen is a waste of time! It has to be about the convenience, ease of use, and security!!![/b]

I'm not sure if I agree with this or not

Certainly, if one uses terms such as "decentralization" and "inflation" and "market cap" etc, most people's eyes will glaze. If it's presented in a different way, however, maybe it can very much hit home with your average joe. The section of this song I've quoted below is one example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqxnm6t3QMw

Quote

I pay my mutha uckin' rent fortnightly
Mutha uckas at the bank trying to play me
And I'm out for my account
'Cause out on A.P
On AP
Yeah, you know me
Mutha ucka charge a two buck transaction fee
Makes my payment short
My rent comes back to me
Minus a twenty-five dollar penalty
So you'll see me 'cause of your mutha uckin' fee
Read the words
On my ATM slip, it said
We're all mutha uckas
And we're uckin' with your shi-
Too many mutha uckas
Uckin' with my shi-
My transaction shi-!
There's too many mutha uckas
Uckin' with my shi-
My weekly statement shi-!
My weekly statement shi-!
Too many mutha uckas
Uckin' with my shi-
With my balance shi-!
How many mutha uckas?
Too many to count
Mutha uckas

One further thing though, directed at this topic of conversation in general rather than your post: After reading the threads about TV ads etc, I agree with the comments in there which are along the lines of, 'Bitcoin isn't ready for advertising yet -- until there are serious improvements to security (for stupid), and UI usability (for stupid), there will be chaos if everyone jumps on board right now. Stolen wallets and all sorts of scamming, resulting in a loss of public confidence.' I don't want to be a buzzkill, I believe this situation will most certainly change, but we're not there yet...