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I explained crypto to my mother a few weeks ago, including what mining means, how bitcoin is generated/issued, how transactions work, what is the blockchain, wh
by figassis 3y ago
I explained crypto to my mother a few weeks ago, including what mining means, how bitcoin is generated/issued, how transactions work, what is the blockchain, why bitcoin has value and where it comes from, how do you convert from fiat to crypto and back, etc. it was interesting because I would sometimes try to make my analogies too ELI5 and she’d ask me to go back a few steps because she really wanted to understand the fundamentals of crypto transactions, not the math, but also not just an analogy. This forced me to really find a middle ground which was amazing.
So for context, she is a lawmaker and government in my country is proposing a law to make all things crypto illegal, so she asked for my professional opinion and after I wrote it up, the really wanted to dominate it, as, like myself, she can’t bring herself to speak publicly about something she does not understand at some level.
I was very proud of both her and myself.
- eshack94 3y agoThanks for sharing this anecdote. Your mother seems like a very curious and inquisitive person, who actually wants to learn about something before gravitating to strong opinions about it. That's respectable. Seems like she also challenged you (in a positive way), by asking you to reformulate your explanations until they were approachable but not too ELI5. That takes a lot of patience and solid communication from both participants. Seems like a win-win situation in the end, enabling her to gain a solid understanding of the fundamentals, while allowing you to refresh your own understanding, and strengthen your technical communication skills. Kudos to both of you, and thanks again for sharing.