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RE: Steemit did what Bitshares could not!
I think the 'What's in it for me' factor is human nature. Steemit tapped into it.
I think the 'What's in it for me' factor is human nature. Steemit tapped into it.
I don't see how people cannot see the "What's in it for me?" angle when they first learn about decentralized distributed ledgers. An alternative economy not backed by a government? Who wouldn't want to build businesses based on this technology? It's like being in early days of the internet. Truly remarkable.
Edit to add: Glad that Steemit managed to make your son a convert to cryptotokens, so to speak.
I told several people about crypto and they just don't get it. In the United States, our payment systems are easy to use and reliable. Trying to get people to use cryptocurrencies has been difficult in my experience.
A few weeks ago, I offered to give 3 of my co-workers Bitcoin (very small amounts). Only one person took me up on my offer. They are computer programmers, so lack of intelligence is not the issue. They are just not interested.
As a community, we must appeal to the WIIFM factor. Combine that with a tasks people perform already, then it is a win win. Steemit solves these issues for people who post on social media.
I do. From birth we're taught how the world works and how to follow the status quo. Critical thinking is something that I believe less than 5% of the world knows how to do. :)
So you will decentralized distributed ledgers become common place in the far off future. That's what I believe. Our generation will play with it. Our kids will learn about it too. Their kids might use it more often, and finally the 4th generation will accept that as the status quo. If each generation is on average 25 years, that means in 100 years crypto and decentralized systems will be the status quo. Don't let that sway you. :) It has to start somewhere.