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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Bitcoin = Nerd money or not?
by
Karamabit_209
on 29/04/2019, 01:28:50 UTC
I recently watched the movie Goosebumps 2 with my kids and Bitcoin was once again mentioned briefly in this movie. The one boy mentioned Bitcoin and the other boy called it Nerd money.  Roll Eyes

So it got me thinking, why would people label Bitcoin as Nerd money, when people use electronic payment options like PayPal every day? What feature about Bitcoin gives people this impression about Bitcoin?

The first thing that comes to mind is the technical IT knowledge that people need to understand the concept about this technology and also it's origin amongst very highly skilled programmers and developers in the IT industry.

I am definitely not a nerd, but I am more than willing to carry that label, if it means that Bitcoin should be part of my skill and knowledge set in this world.  Grin

Bitcoin Nerds will rule this world!
No, obviously people who uses bitcoin generally are not a nerd. If you will try to find the definition of a nerd, it doesn't suit as all. The biggest factor that validate my statement is that a nerd is an introvert person and lacks social skills, who surely doesn't suit as all, like me. I am a good social person. I usually talk and engage to social activities, which a nerd doesn't do. For example, when I am bored, I play on a gaming site . I have a great regular playmates there whom I played and talk with. When sometimes I have problems there, I usually call customer care and have no problem dealing with them, talking to them what problems I have encountering and what they or I can do to deal with that problem. A nerd can never do that, he usually weaken when he or she will talk to people even though it is only a call.