If we say things like “fresh and healthy food, clean air, green safe places, pure water, free medicine, and freedom for everyone no matter who they are” are what makes something valuable, then no money—paper, digital, or even trading animals—really counts as valuable.
Totally! None of that stuff really matters. I bet by like 2048, we won’t even use money anymore—people will think in a whole new way where cash just isn’t needed.
That’s 'cause you get it. I’m not great with tech stuff, so crypto just feels weird to me. I
could figure it out if I really wanted to, but I don’t, since it just doesn’t seem normal for a bunch of other reasons I already said.
And if I’m confused by it, I bet most folks over 51 would feel the same. Maybe they’ll learn how to
use it—that part’s not super hard. But all that chain math and code talk? Regular people don’t really get it. And when folks don’t understand something, they usually don’t like it. That’s probably why crypto won’t ever be a big deal for everyone—it’s more like a cool science toy than real money.
like anything new, it’s confusing at first. That’s why they teach money stuff in school. Even though money seems easy, they still teach about taxes, interest, supply and demand because it can be tricky when you’re learning.
I’ve been using cash since way back in grade school, but I didn’t really get how the whole money system works ‘til high school—and even then, I totally flunked that class
Now, I’m not saying everyone’s as clueless as me, but here’s the thing: if
I could figure out how to
use money as a little kid—before I even knew what school was—then it’s probably not that tricky. When you’re young and you realize that this piece of paper gets you candy or a cool toy, it’s pretty easy to get the idea.
All fake stuff. None of it makes sense, shouldn’t be learned, and honestly shouldn’t even be around. But that’s a whole different story...
supply and demand because it can be tricky when you’re learning.
Yeah, the whole give-and-get thing makes sense, even to someone like me (brain power: 89 tops). If there’s a lot of stuff around, people don’t really need it that much, so it doesn’t cost a lot. Flip it, and boom—less stuff, more want, higher prices.
So yeah, on that part, I’m with you.
The same goes for crypto. Once you get the hang of things like wallet safety, decentralized exchanges, and swapping transactions
Not even in ten million tries...
If you can get my mom (she’s like 68 or something) to actually get what these weird things are and use them to keep her cash safe—then wow, you're probably some kind of teaching wizard. That doesn't mean this stuff is easy, not even close.
I mean, I’ve been on a screen basically nonstop since 2001—so yeah, 24 years—and even I had to waste over a whole month just figuring out what all that chain-code, puzzle-lock, send-money rules and dumb charges were even about...
Even now, knowing way more than I did back in like 2022 when I thought "cryptonuts" was a snack, I still get nervous messing with this cloudy, made-up stuff. I feel like I’m always one step from getting tricked by someone way smarter than me. So imagine how moms and dads out there feel when you show up waving this magic tech in their face.
It’s like jumping into a time machine and landing in ancient rock-helmet times, then trying to explain how to build a lightning-powered thinking box. First you gotta teach ‘em what lightning even is, then metal paths, then how to make little machine bugs build brain-chips and spin-boxes and whatever else.
They’d stare at you like you're from the moon. And maybe you are—because they just want to swing swords, eat meat, and do…well, people stuff. Not click buttons on invisible coins.
To most regular folks, this digi-coin stuff might as well be wizard tricks or dark science—like when cave dudes saw fire come out of a rock and thought it was from the underworld. It’s spooky, confusing, and doesn’t feel real.
And to make things worse, it’s not even like normal money you can hold. It floats around in the air somewhere, while clever tricksters find new ways to take it from your pocket before you even know what happened.
Once you get the basics, it gets easy.
You kinda act like everyone’s got brain wires like yours—into codes, buttons, and number puzzles. But nah, that’s not how most folks are built. I’d guess a lot of them (maybe most, maybe like 87%) just care about chill stuff: food that tastes good, a roof that doesn’t leak, and fun things to do when the day’s done.
Now try handing them some invisible coin-thing and saying “this is your money now.” They’ll probably start secret groups just to talk about how much they hate it—and maybe how much they’re starting to not like you, either.
Look, I get both sides. I do think people should level up and learn cool stuff. But truth is, most of what people do is just chasing after what makes them feel good. If this ghost-money doesn’t help with that, it’s game over.
Especially when you explain that it’s not even real money they can touch—just sparkles floating in wires. Yeah… I don’t think the whole world’s gonna fall in love with that anytime soon. And maybe that’s actually for the best.
About the agenda and CBDCs—I see your point, but I don’t know enough about it yet to worry too much.
If I start talking about that stuff, I’ll end up sounding like one of those suit people on TV arguing for hours. So yeah… I’m gonna skip it for now. Maybe someday, somewhere else, when it’s not such a mess.
Still, if I want to make it to 2051, I should probably learn more instead of just reading scary posts on Facebook, haha.
Yeah, I kinda feel the same way.
Sorry if I sounded like your crypto guru trying to convince you—I just thought you might be stuck on something simple to fix.
All good, buddy. Nothing bad happened, no need to say sorry. I actually had a pretty cool time talking, but I think we kinda wandered off the trail, so maybe we hit pause here
Still, it was a good ride. Stay awesome!
