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So my question is this, can we proudly tell people that we're Bitcoiners? And even if we do how can they be convinced that we're doing genuine work online since the society sees most people earning from online as fraudsters (Yahoo boys).
I think you are getting it all wrong from the beginning as regards the term used. Judging by what you narrated, you are referring to Bitcointaker and not Bitcoiner. Bitcoiners are those who are engaging in Bitcoin, and even if you are engaging in Bitcoin but still silent about it in this context, but instead refer to the forum itself as your source of income, then you are a Bitcointaker in my opinion.
Regardless, let anyone think whatever they want to think about you, so far you are earning through legitimate means, continue to do you and let your conscience do the rest. I expect anyone earning here (even if that's their only source of income) to be proud of it as they are Markerters. The last time I checked, marketing job is a very good job no matter how little you earn from it.
Anyone who is not satisfied with it should find you a better job or keep shut. Case closed!
In other words are trying to say that those who engage in Bitcoin activities doesn't get benefits attached to it like earning? Be it in the forum or not, anyone who engages in anything concerning Bitcoin are earning from it even if you are a hodler because a day shall come when you will want to sell part of the proceeds gotten from your Bitcoin investment so I don't think the term 'bitcoiners' I used is wrong However there are Bitcoiners that even earns more than those in the forum and even in the forum we just get paid in Bitcoin because of the signatures campaign we are representing not actually that we are taking path in the development process but because as we are promoting the various signature campaigns we are also promoting Bitcoin and the need for it's adoption as well but if you can still enlighten me more concerning that I'll welcome it.
Now saying that what any marketing business that one is doing they should be proud of broadcasting it to others without fear of what people would say, what of in this current situation that the government is frowning at anyone involved in crypto activities even to the extent of instructing FINTECH banking system not to allow their customers to perform crypto transactions in their platforms? Can you still confidently announce that you are into Bitcoin or cryptocurrency?