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I guess it just feels a little elitist to assume she didn't know what she was doing because she was a real estate agent. She definitely was a part of the scene
by atwood22 4y ago
I guess it just feels a little elitist to assume she didn't know what she was doing because she was a real estate agent. She definitely was a part of the scene way before most people, so hindsight makes me think she should get some benefit of the doubt. Like yea, she sells real estate, but maybe likes to socialize with a more tech-oriented crowd, or used to work in tech herself but chose real estate to have better hours, etc.
- skinnymuch 4y agoYou can frequently tell how tech savvy someone is, at least to a degree. Just like someone can tell I don’t know anything about cars within a minute of talking about cars.
- wpietri 4y agoI'm not assuming it was because she was a real estate agent. I specifically said she had no tech knowledge. It's nothing personal against real estate agents; half of one side of my family was in real estate. What makes you good in real estate is mainly dealing individually with people in a sales-y way, plus moderate knowledge of your local property market. It requires only 9th-grade math and no tech savvy. Is it possible she was also a tech genius? No. Because she not only said she wasn't into technology, she also quickly demonstrated that lack of knowledge. But more importantly, she was excited about bitcoin, which even then was obviously a technology that was not good for much besides creating a zero-value, highly hypeable speculative instrument.