I have a friend who is an artist. He doesn't believe me that Steemit is a credible platform. I have tried to introduce him to Steemit, so he can share all of the amazing things he has done. I really wanted him to join this platform because I know he could take big advantage of its features. He listened carefully to my arguments to why he should make a Steemit account, but then asked questions like:
- Where does the money come from?
- Why is not everyone rich when a platform like Steemit exist?
- It sounds weird to earn money through upvotes
- How can it be that you don't have to pay any taxes?
- That might be illegal
I assume you all know the answer. What kind of answer would you give him after trying to describe the whole concept?
At that moment, I felt like I had to stop this 'useless' conversation. It is logical to ask questions when introduced to a new thing. However, a person who immediately talks about their opinions and complaints, even though they don´t know anything about it, is someone we can´t change; unless they want to. You should never ever judge something or talk about any arguments you haven´t thought through, if you haven't investigate enough, right?! (Not only regarding to Steemit) I can actually write pages about this specific conversation we had, but I don't want to get into detail.
I also introduced Steemit to my other friend who haven´t heard of cryptocurrency yet. She was immediately impressed by its whole concept and was open to learn more about it. She also questioned where the money comes from, but in a certain way I didn´t feel the need to defend my position. I told her that she has nothing to lose if she signs up. Neither time nor money. My simplest answer was: It´s like posting stuff on Facebook and you get rewarded for good content. If you want to win more, try to adapt, understand and make a change!
So we're currently more than 68.000 users on Steemit, I read a lot of # Introduceyourself posts, did my investigation on many Steemit users, people who are CEO's, I know people who worked with cryptocurrency for many many years and I´m sure we all know that Steemit is definitely a credible platform. It is a good platform where we can write about any kind of content we want. I just thought about his behavior and why people sometimes act like this especially when you don´t expect it. So why not just writing my thoughts down here?
There is one important point I learned of my mentors what I always keep in mind. "Rich" friends ask justified questions, listen and learn. "Poor" friends discuss, talk about their opinion and think they know everything better. If your friends don´t listen to you in the first place, don´t try to convince them anymore! In the end, those are the first ones who show regret for not believing you.
Have you ever had this conversation where you tried to describe Steemit and got weird looks and questions, because Steemit sounds too good to be true? On a side note; I have a question for you: What have you noticed that "rich" and "poor" friends do differently? (I'm talking about the way of thinking, not about the money) I would love to read your stories!
Wishing you all a beautiful day!
Much love
Lisa
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Just be glad that you're here now, because in a year when all our friends come to flood the place, they'll be asking you questions. ;-)
Awesome article! Great topic and I constantly have to tell myself that you can't teach ignorant people!
you are absolutely right - if some people don't believe you and don't see the value in steemit, it's okay stop trying to make them believe. They don't want to take this awesome opportunity because they are blinded!
So true. It's their own decision. Better concentrate on friends who take your words seriously.
I haven't had many friends ask those kinds of questions... I'm more frustrated about inviting my artist friends, when they say "Cool" or even "That sounds great"... but then they never post anything. Or worse, they tell me they have money/cashflow problems.
I'm not too worried though. All I can do is present the opportunity, and if people are interested they can jump on board.
Those are all legitimate questions. You said your friend listened carefully at first and was sceptical. Sounds reasonable. Your friends shouldn't just listen to you.
And you should be sorry for your shut the hell up expression (I see you've edited this out now). You started the conversation having already put a lot of time and thought into it, and that was the first time they had heard about it and wanted to push the logic of your argument.
Considering Steemit is being advertised as "Blog. Get Paid" (even billboards saying this now) and it is unlikely this will happen to them, your friend sounds intelligent.