Quote from: Torque on March 20, 2021, 08:56:02 PM

Quote from: P_Shep on March 20, 2021, 07:37:32 PM

Quote from: Torque on March 20, 2021, 06:24:01 PM

I realized right away that nothing good would come of it: either they would spend the early years laughing at you because they think it's a scam, or spend later years pissed at you that you became rich (on a scam asset in their minds) and won't share the wealth with them.

Those are the only two options? Do you only know shitty people?

Yep...with the exception of the WO gentlemen, that's all the world is full of now. Tongue

Oh my. I don't believe you for a minute, even though I believe that some people might have those kinds of suspicions of their fellow man in the real world.

Quote from: Torque on March 20, 2021, 08:56:02 PM

All joking aside though, even if they didn't do those two things above, the more likely outcome is complete ambivalence toward Bitcoin. Acting like the only people who invest in btc are just weirdo nerds.

From the stories I've seen here and elsewhere on the net, looks like hiding my ownership of btc was the right call after all.

There might have been some people in the real world who might have been able to profit or to become enlightened about bitcoin by hearing from a real person, like uie poo-ie, torque. Ever thought of that?

Quote from: Torque on March 20, 2021, 08:56:02 PM

I get to have all of the financial upsides, and none of the social downsides.

There remains a concept of "giving back" even though I might not be the best in the world at this kind of thing because I do believe in helping myself first before attempting to help others.. which also might be a wee bit greedy in actual real world practice? But sometimes there still remains little things that each of us and any of us can do without any real skin off our back, and it might not be as involved as helping a little ole lady cross the street but it could be something as simple as dropping some seeds of wisdom with non-self-centered interactions.. for example, maybe spending 5 minutes or more talking with someone who seems inclined to talk, even though you personally might not feel inclined to talk.. which could end up going down an unexpected number of topics that were brought up by the other person rather than a topic of interest to ur lil selfie.

Quote from: Torque on March 20, 2021, 08:56:02 PM

I don't need bragging rights to feel wealthy,

No need to brag. What is is.

I have recalled several occasions driving by myself in a fairly spacious luxury car (think of a medium-sized SUV) and then parking in the parking lot next to someone who has a tiny car, but they are fitting a family of 7 (including dog) into a car that really should only sit 4 at most (think of a vw beetle or some small car that might be slightly larger)... and sure, I feel a bit guilty in my thinking that they would fit much more nicely in my car, and I could fit more easily into their car as one person rather than 7, but I still do not exchange cars with them, even though I already realize that it should be quite obvious that I am much better off financially than them, and I am not sure whether they might have more bonding over their ridiculous experiences of fitting so many in their car and hanging out in such proximity that would be quite uncomfortable for me.

Quote from: Torque on March 20, 2021, 08:56:02 PM

people can see by the things that I own that I'm well off. They don't need the details of exactly how I did it. I also don't need a target on my back.

I doubt that the world is so cruel and evil as you seem to be implying, but surely I am NOT against taking precautions that is for sure. Each of us will surely draw lines in differing places, and to me, it does not seem to be a very comfortable situation to totally lock myself away from social interactions and attempting to know people of a variety of backgrounds.. can sometimes be self-fulfilling (and feelings of liberation) too to have such interactions from time to time... and let the conversation go where it will go..