Family event this weekend, crypto inevitably came up in a few convos

Less negativity than last year, and less investment-focused than 2 years ago. More real curiosity - a good sign!

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Yes, I explained that exchanges != crypto, same thing used to happen with banks before regulations, the industry invites some regulation in this area, etc

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Old person: “crypto is interesting but the environmental impact bothers me so I’ve stayed away” → I explained the move from PoW to PoS in Ethereum

Recent college grad (some CS classes) was asking what it means to work in crypto beyond trading → I tried to explain smart contracts and protocols

Had a family member ask me what the bitcoin halving is hah - pretty cool

Few years ago they were warning me not to put money into crypto

Jealous that you're able to have a civilized, intellectual discussion with your family about topics you're interested in. My family has no interest in my work and gets angry if I talk about something where I know more than they do.

And here I'm still struggling to explain my 'tech-savvy' friends that FTX is not crypto but a normal firm selling crypto.

Grandpa passed away, family all here.

Asking about my new jobs "is it still with those bitcoins? I should make a {name}coin and sell you some and show you how stupid it all is"

Told him the pay and he shut up.

This is great news. And an excellent foreshadow for what my thanksgiving is about to be like 😃

My personal experience is that they are still out. Nobody interested in learning what I’m doing.