Quote from: serveria.com on July 19, 2023, 11:48:58 PM

Quote from: urbanmerchant on July 17, 2023, 06:40:45 AM

Yes, I am complaining that people are not nerdy enough. It's been 14 years since Satoshi published his white paper and the vast majority of people still don't understand what Bitcoin is and how to use it. Sure there are many people buying Bitcoin on crypto exchanges and speculating on it.

However, the average guy on the street that I speak to, and even many people on crypto forums still don't understand Bitcoin's potential as a virtual commodity, or it's potential to create an alternative to Fiat economies. Maybe the problem is deeper than just a lack of understanding about the technology? Maybe it's a lack of understanding about economics as a whole? How many people are economists?

I understand that my frustration might be due to the fact that I am coming from a very privileged position. What are your thoughts on this?

I guess that lots of people know about Bitcoin and even how it works, they just pretend they don't either because they're afraid of the $5 wrench attack or something else. After the notorious hardware wallet leaks, I checked the leaked dbs just out of curiosity and there were lots of people I know, including those who mentioned they had no idea about Bitcoin or even were openly anti-Bitcoin.