Oddbean

I think some people are just pessimists at their core. Bitcoin is for optimistic truth seekers. If you think the world is going to hell and a hand basket and there’s no way a solution could ever solve that…well then it’ll be impossible to SEE bitcoin.

I agree that bitcoin is optimism 💯. I think the people who don’t get bitcoin have a multitude of reasons why they don’t get it. Pessimism is an attempt to protect oneself, and to remain vigilant to problems. Also, some of these people have gotten rich from the fiat system, and change is very hard. We might be able to convert some of the pessimists if we shine light on their pessimism. I believe anyone can change (but they have to be motivated to).

Are the general optimists in the world just “content” and oblivious? I’m not sure the only obstacles exist D2 pessimism. Some of this could be mass conditioned depression in the specific area of money. It’s is also driven harden into the minds of the West that $USD is absolute like gravity… hope only lies in the lottery tickets of life… “Finish in second place every single year because your fans will say 'Wow, we got a shot. We're in it!' But there's always the carrot left." - Jerry Reinsdorf, White Sox Owner… that’s how you condition a population, in this instance - the White Sox fanbase… @jackmallers - you had to have heard this before?

“Mass conditioned depression” would imply that individuals have no autonomy or ability to think independently of what big media is saying. Doesn’t make sense because how would you explain individuals that don’t? Eg Preston, Lyn, Lavish, etc

This is the headwind I’ve come up against while trying to orange pill the Church ⛪️ The Church is hopeful with regard to “spiritual”/etherial things, but not necessarily with things that have a “worldly” affiliation (to include the world 🌍 itself). I think the most significant shortcoming of the Church right now is our inability to SEE the significance in the physical world 🌎 I’ve written on this (geared towards Church leadership) if you’re interested. It’s essentially a parallel between the canonical Exodus story and the “Modern Exodus” we’re in now. 🤝 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BZjJWZqCuvjyRZBQq1fRP1Okddt6_OgusyibCZzHRnc/edit

With those around me I've noticed that it's usually as simple as "Bitcoin is crypto and crypto is a scam". It's something they just 'know' so there's no thinking past it. I don't consider myself very active in the Bitcoin scene, but using it as savings helped me with my down payment towards my house, so whenever the Bitcoin price goes up significantly that's when I see a hint of interest from others which eventually wanes.