You’re in a room full of people, you don’t remember how it started but the conversation somehow turns to the future of cryptocurrencies. Should I invest? Is it too late? Do you think cryptos can replace Fiat in the future?
Out of nowhere, someone starts to yell: “It will never happen!”.
Funny how it always comes from the loudest voices who usually are not very akin to analytical arguments nor rational interpretations, but rather emotionally fueled repetitions of prepackaged populist lines.
In this case it was this one:
“It’s just a phase, no one will change the way how they do business. Deal with it!”
Oh God! Here we go again.
You the drill: “This is just a phase”… “People will never change the way they do things”... “People have been using gold for centuries”... Etc.
Yeah, well people have been using candles for centuries too… You think to yourself
But you don’t say anything, anything at all. Because you on the other hand, you remember.
Requiem for a Déjà Vu
You are still there, in the middle of a heated conversation whose temperature is only set to increase, though luckily for you, you’re only present in body as your mind starts to wonder around in the boulevard of forgotten memories.
You start to remember how many times you’ve heard the exact same things from the exact same people who are bound to keep falling for the exact same trap:
The always misleading, always inaccurate populist narrative.
But as far as you’re concerned, all those heated arguments are now merely blurred noise that is dissipating as the stroll continues down memory lane.
You look around the room and your eye lands on the most vocal person of all. You really can’t miss him, with his angry reddened face and tense eyebrows, along with some ridiculously exaggerated facial expressions and way over the top gesticulation.
All you can decode from the noise is this: “This will never happen!”.
His head is actively shaking from right to left, and so is his plausible thumb.
Tinder.
Yes, having an argument and ‘techno-fliring’ at the same time. His head and thumb are engaged in some kind of strangely choreographed left-right movement.
You remember how merely a few years ago he was laughing off the invention and so did she, your other friend across the room.
And now look at them, funny how times change.
A few years earlier when the invention just came out, she was convinced that online dating was meant for just a few outcasts who were unable to get a date on their own.
Fast forward to mass adoption and there you have it: From vocal critic to avid user. Metamorphosis complete.
Invention, it has that effect on people.
You take a walk and around the room while people are still arguing. You decide head for balcony. Across the street your see your old neighbors from the fourth waiting for something with a smartphone on their hand.
You realize that they’re calling an Uber and again… You remember.
You remember how everyone around you was laughing off the idea that such a thing would ever take place in our society let alone replace the current system.
“People will NEVER trust a stranger and get in their cars.”
Isn’t that what they all said?
You remember how you tried to explain that change is part of life, that these inventions are born out of necessity, and it’s because the cab licences were too damn expensive that it would require a lifetime to pay that perfectly avoidable debt which above all, was caused by the ridiculous incompetence of the central planners.
But your arguments mostly drew blank stares. You were just wasting your time from the beginning but you didn’t know it.
The game was over before it has even began, because back then, you’ve miss-read the game entirely.
Though now, for the first time, you’re starting to learn the nature of the game, and that’s because…
You start to remember.
... To be Continued.
It's hard for most people to imagine things they've never seen. Like imagining life on distant planets and what forms could it take.
Haha that maybe even easier to imagine, with all the demons and folk monsters people create :P But you're right, people struggle to accept anything new.
Haha love that line! Pandora does go back in the box!
Ha, some very good examples. Tinder especially was ridiculously scoffed at!
Haha yeah it was! Oh there's a lot of examples even e-commerce.. Every new system receiving the same response at first.
I guess it's part of the process.
It is indeed, I am sure I saw an amusing graph on it once I will try to find it!
Hahahah, yeah that looks like the one! The trough of sorrow always made me chuckle!
Thanks @sneak! This is awesome.
Oh please let me know if you do!
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change ;) isn't it buddy
Exactly!
Every change, specially the big ones, have resistance from those who like comfortable environments.
There was a time in which the church prosecuted (to say the least) anyone with a relevant scientific breakthrough.
"Wait, what? The Earth is NOT the center of the UNIVERSE? Hahahaha, that will never happen."
I lived in Chile, one of the most seismic countries in the world. I've realized that people are afraid of earthquakes because when the ground shakes, they realize the land, that thing they though was stable, starts shaking! So the brain enters in state of shock, cause literally their brains can't handle change.
If you see people getting infuriated (emotional, with no specific or rational reasoning behind it) with something like crypto, it's because they are afraid of it. And if they are afraid of it, i'ts because they see it as a threat to their stability. They know it will somehow change the way we relate with each other. Deep down they know it's a complete and utter game-changer.
I think you nailed it! They only fear it because they perceive it as a threat to their stability, which in the list of priorities the brain for many ranks as top priority.
Thanks for the awesome comment by the way!
People who are "Average" about 90%... will always say “This will never happen!” LOL
Haha always!
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Unfortunately these are the very people that go around spreading whatever misconceptions they have and guess what? People believe them, they tend to be influential. But then again, why take advice from somebody who's not successful? People tend to do that, they will take advice from the uncle, from the Aunt, about investment advice (as an example) and then wonder why they are still where they are financially. Same applies to cryptocurrency stereotypes, Bitcoin has died so many times :) but it's still here.
Oh yeah, you completely nailed it!
I often wonder about that, sometimes I joke about it... I tell them "Would you take sex-advice from a virgin?" Haha but in finance it seems logical :P
Hahaha I love it!
i keep on asking myself sometimes is it to late but at last i need to kick off things and it work as usual :) BTW thanks for this post very nicely written it was
In the blockchain sector it's way to early, but other sectors are different, like coal mining for example, no one uses coal.. The important thing is feeling comfortable with being an early adopter. Thanks for the nice comment!
It's a general rule that dumb people have the loudest voices. Whenever I hear a loud voice that is resisting change, I keep my head down and keep on moving forward because it's no use arguing with them.
Yeah it's like they want to compensate their lack of reasoning with a surplus of high voice :P
Ah, I love it! Great way to express ideas by telling a story like this. Very well done.
Thanks man! Yeah I think stories are a great way to express ideas especially to the wider public. I'll try to create more :)
Your post has touched my mind.
Thank you for your great sharing.
Thanks for the kind words!
welcome
Title: Why don't you just get a job?
I was on the phone with a friend. I said I just bought 3BTC. He replied: why don't you get a job? Quite frankly I did not know what to say to that. I did not even know how those two topics were related to each other. In fact I have 2 MS and a PhD in economics but suddenly hearing that uninvited advise from a friend I felt as if I did not know what it the world was all about.
Hahaha I don't know what to say :P
Financial advisor here with my two steams$
If you want to make money on the stock market/crypto market, you've got to be an early adopter. Don't fear new industries, tech or new developments because it doesn't fit the current narrative. Embrace change, volatility is your friend.
"Buy low Sell high", said by all but observed by none.
The ones that do observe this, are the ones that experience serious portfolio appreciation.
Prosperity to all brothers
That's solid advice Alex!
Yeah never fear the new :)
This is simply a lesson of life and we thank you very much for it!
Oh no, thanks for you for taking the time to read, I really appreciate that>
It's just my pleasure @the-alien!
This is awesome! Thank you for sharing... I am now starting to learn the nature of the game!
Thank you!! We're all learning :)
you expressed it very nicely it was great to read :)
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
bitcoin goes all the way up☝️☝️☝️ ok actually down👇 but I am optimistic it will change quickly😁
Haha it's all part of the game, ups and downs.. As long as it keeps scaling up :)
Circles and loops,
circles and loops,
we're going around in cycles and loops.
Inspiring story!
Lets always be awake, informed and never too late!
Yeah it's always better to be early than get in late :)
Nice one before going to sleep :) I used to argue with people, who did not understand something. but now I am just saving my nerves, I know who will be right at the end:)
Haha yeah, you can't convince them anyways, and they'll forget when they're proven wrong just to keep repeating the process. :P
interesting when i turned my attention simply to what i want i can see how it will all work out.
don't waste time on the stubborn ones, you don't need them, they will come when they are ready, it is prudent to be cautious, time will show it out, as it does with all things.
Haha yeah, it just some pop in a conversation with other open-minded people, but as you said, just ignore them :)
hehe time to start learning all over again ;)
Haha it's a never ending process it seems so the alternative is... Only learn what you like ;)
and reading your post's definitely i am learning along :D
Haha you're way too kind!
Oh! I like so much this post! You has my upvote! And... I want invited you to visit my profile @rosangelatg9
The whole world is constantly changing and sometimes not for the better. I guess you have to choose if the change is right for you or not
Oh yeah, it's always a choice :)
change begins with all of us and seeing it will make a difference for sure :)
Oh yeah, it's always on an individual basis :)
Simple words with high value information. This is what i got from your post.
Thank you bro.
Thank you!
People hate the things they dont understand.Let them be, but i still keep sharing, sort of like crypto infused into blood streams alr.
Haha yeah it's a totally expected reaction, totally agree!
haha thats a funny conversation!
Haha thanks. :)
I think we should come up with a new phrase called crypto currency deniers. Kind of like the global warming deniers, crypto currency deniers don't think the economy will ever change.
Haha maybe just for the media, people tend to dig themselves deeper in a hole if they feel targeted.
I just love your post, @the-alien - It's brilliant!
The part with the Dating site was indeed spot on - I meet my wife thru a Dating site and I remember how people were talking it down (not only did they talk it down to the ground, they almost buried the invention/idea - if just they had a chance).
And the story goes on and on, with a lot of the new inventions/ideas - some people just fear new things in their life, worrying about new ways to live!
I'm looking forward to read more posts from you, @the-alien - a follow and upvote from me!
Oh man, I'm glad to hear! Thank god you didn't listen to them back then, now you have an amazing person in your life :)
Thanks for the great comment!
Great post @the-alien. I like your style of telling stories like this.
Thank you! I'll try to keep it up :)
"His head is actively shaking from right to left, and so is his plausible thumb.
Tinder."
Hahhahaha spot on.
And that effectively kind of implies he can't get girls for shit. The newbie, clueless guys I seen are the loudest losers.
That sounded harsh, but yeah.
I never really saw myself as a numbers guy or someone who could detect trends. Steemit has been my entryway into crypto. Even then, I think an educated guess would be that epayment is the future.
As an artist, I strongly believe in Steemit because of the positive community here. We are not a circle jerk of people jacking each other off based on how much we earn only.
Good post @the-alien!
Yeah totally. the community is amazing here! I'm glad you sticked for so long and still enjoying it!
Admittedly, I left for a while. I came last year, left when Steem price dropped, then randomly came back.
I grew a lot since and I can't think of a better place to continue growing at.
Well, it's good to have you back man!
Thanks!
I've adopted the "fight club" philosophy about cryptos, the first rule is, you don't talk about cryptos.
Haha! Man I gotta see that movie again
"GET A HORSE!"
In the early 20th century this popular cry greeted almost every automobile which appeared on the roads.
The article describes the behaviour of masses, which through history is always against innovation, when this represents a real change from the existing path. The majority of people hate the establishment, the corporativism and the iniquitous economical-monetary system in which we live BUT, at the same time, the masses endorse it and promote it, like hamsters running unconsciously and compulsively on a wheel.
We should keep in mind how easily we forget the lessons coming from History.
Let's be always be proud of thinking with our mind, being free and be steemians!
Thanks for the awesome comment! And the horse metaphor, that's so true! I didn't know that, but it's funny how the invention is there and people ignore it until they see a critical mass doing the same.
I think we should just take advantage of how tha mass thinks and move, like many others did, don't you?
These are mechanisms to exploit.
good example to explain
nice work
love it
keep posting
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upvoted
Thank you very much :)
wow. great Sir @the-alien
Thanks I'm glad you like it!
nice one@the-alien, check out my profile@kemaemina, and do the same, I'll be very grateful.
i will never miss another post from you
Haha thanks!
thanks suriously you are doing a great job
i will never miss another post from you.👌👌👌👌👌Thanks I'm glad you like it👌👌👌👌👌
Good
Thanks!
I like this. Please follow me
For cryptocurrenies will never be too late,we are in gold crypto century.
Oh yeah! We're still very early!
It's only God who can handle everything, and whatever changes in life especially our surroundings will depend deeply on our creator. What will come will happens and the very best thing we can do is pray for some good change.
good job man .
Thanks man!
We can't handle the change, but we can change the way...
Good one!
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https://steemit.com/joy/@teamsteem/joy-for-all#@dreamer.helen/re-teamsteem-joy-for-all-20170915t045451587z
Yeah that's an awesome post, Teamsteam is a great guy too!