Once or twice a month I give a Bitcoin presentation to a group of people at a technology forum in my area. Tonight was one of those nights. Tonight, there was a gentlemen, an immigrant from S Africa in who listened to what I had to say about Bitcoin. I could see the lightbulb illuminate above his head as I spoke. This one guy in the dozen that showed up are the inspiration for me to continue beating the drum. His aspirations to bring this currency "home" to his country keeps me inspired.
I get beat down from time to time from the haters and non-believers, but it's the people that get it and want to "join the club" that always keep me motivated to keep on trucking.
Viva La Bitcoin.
I'm curious, did he tell anyone in SA about bitcoin ? I've looked about SA, but I'm a bit scared about what I read about the country, with high crime rates, if not it would've been a good place to relocate.
Due to the recent events with Paxum shutting down bitcoin related transfers, and trouble with Mastercard and certain banks, for me this only makes me want to talk bitcoins case even more strongly.
Ironically, these events are helping the cause of bitcoin, I think. When Mastercard, Paxum or some bank can close your account or refuse transfer for basically no reason (other than FUD), it makes bitcoin's advantages all more clear.
Good point!