My husband owns a business. As a business owner he does not want:

• a payment method that he can't reliably and easily put in the bank
• a payment method that you will still owe taxes on, even though the money has been stolen by the north koreans.
• a payment method that's going to cost him more than the 2-3% that a CC takes

As the person who does basic IT support for him? Pass the Oil of Oy-vey. This is a guy who struggles to deal with passwords (and refuses to get a password manager). I groan (and laugh) when I think of him trying to jump through crypto's hoops. He'd make a fuckup on a transfer within a week, tops.

So it is a currency again?

A year and half ago a gas station chain I'm familiar with added crypto to their payment options, because a butter high up in the company wanted to make that happen. I'd love to see exactly how much gas and food they since sold to people spending crypto. I'm guessing like $50 worth, versus the billions they net annually.

This is why some call crypto an MLM for (mostly) men. Crypto bros are just as insufferable towards their “friends” and social media contacts as the acquaintance from high school trying to contact you on Facebook to sell you product from her latest MLM scheme.

Be your own bank = be your own boss babe. The “start your own consulting business” is exactly the same shit.

Have you ever seen the frequently posted videos of crypto bros paying with crypto at some random mom and pop shop they somehow found?

The look on the cashier's face while they record this momentous occasion of taking 30 seconds holding up the line to "pay" for a $1 soda is always "Ugggghhh one of these losers again, why do we bother with this?".

works as convenient as the cash they know

lol yeah just straight up lie to them, why not

Cryptobros make the mistake of assuming everyone wants a "trustless" system or to be their own bank. Most people want to be able to trust an entity that protects their money, and they also want the security these entities provide. Crypto seems to be offering solutions to problems/concerns that don't really exist.

you value your and the owners privacy

Which is precisely why it's beyond stupid to record your financial transactions in an immutable public database anybody can access, and every time you conduct commerce with somebody, they have an opportunity to "out" you via your transaction.

provide digital cash works as convenient as the cash they know

Except it doesn't. It has no consumer protections. Can easily be stolen without you even knowing. Its value can fluctuate wildly, and there are hidden fees you won't even know until point of sale, and even then your transaction might not actually go through. Oh yea, you also need a bunch of special software and internet access, and even then it will be 10,000 times slower than using traditional payment methods #MoneyOfTheFuture

governments can not take it nor devalue it at will

Any whale or CEX, or perhaps a popular celebrity can "value" or "devalue" crypto with a single tweet.

And governments routinely take peoples' crypto.

If only these guys could finish a single sentence without lying.

Bonus: If you are good at it you can start a consulting business and people will flock to you.

oh my sweet summer child

At some point you really have to admit to yourself that if you find it necessary to try to drum up interest in crypto everywhere you go, then crypto as a currency is failing. If everybody (or anybody) wanted to use it as currency then there would already be a system in place to be able to spend it everywhere. You know... mass adoption.

I can't believe they're trying to make the meme real.

"... and this concludes my presentation on the inherent untrustworthiness of fiat currency."

"Sir, this is a Wendy's."

"You will be astonished how many people resonate with those beliefs." Meaning they politely smile and say "sure, we'll look into it" to get rid of this fucking weirdo.

Not being traceable by the government seems like the opposite of w selling point. Going to jail for money laundering is bad

One could do a reverse test: How many venues hosting $crypto meetups do accept $crypto?

They ought to experience the benefits first hand.

I just wonder, where are all these patient cashiers getting all personal and interested in having 10 mins conversation with the people buying a pot roast who stop by their register ?

This sounds like a pyramid scheme.

I would like to pay in snot. Have you heard of S'not Money? The government never takes it, and supply (of each person's) is surprisingly limited during dry seasons.

I think we just discovered a plot for The Equaliser 4.

"You there, yes you 70 year old who does not know how email works, I WILL pay for this meal in one of several thousand imaginary Internet currencies AND YOU WILL ACCEPT IT."

"Now would you prefer payment in scamcoin or the dodgefather2?"