Quote from: hatshepsut93 on July 13, 2020, 06:31:07 PM

When a thing is truly groundbreaking, people quickly adopt it on their own - in the last decade no one asked people to adopt smartphones and social media, everyone did it because they clearly saw the benefits. It didn't happen with Bitcoin, because it has some big downsides, and the benefits aren't clear to average people. Therefore, evangelism can only marginally improve adoption, just like the actual evangelic christians can't convert the rest of the world, no matter how hard they go from door to door.

I even experienced some regression, as Bitcoin services that I used got closed down and no suitable alternative emerged.

I'm of a similar mindset lately. Take it slow and steady. For the most part, just allow people to get there on their own. We don't need a sales pitch, just patience. It's all about the timing. When someone else is vocal about their dissatisfaction with traditional banking, that's where you plant the seed. Nothing too pushy. Just wait for that one opportune moment to casually mention to someone how much you've been enjoying the benefits of privacy and financial freedom afforded to you by Bitcoin at a time when it's going to resonate with them the most. If they ask questions, take it from there. If they don't respond, wait for the next moment.

Once more people are on board, then the retailers will naturally follow. I don't see the point in pestering companies to adopt Bitcoin at a time where they won't see a tremendous deal of traffic. That could potentially cause more harm than good, as they may write the idea off permanently if they invest precious time in going through the learning curve and setting up payment infrastructure that people don't sufficiently use. It has to be a grassroots thing and grow organically.

Besides, I suspect the traditional banking system is going to give us plenty of those "opportune moments" over the course of time. It's clearly not going to reform itself into anything remotely respectable anytime soon. Perhaps it might yet find ways to get worse, somehow. Grin