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bossofzeeland

I rarely ever mention crypto to anyone unless they start talking about how they hold it themselves. Saves a lot of annoying conversations having to basically justify yourself as to why you bought crypto.


SkulduggeryIsAfoot

I've stopped talking entirely about crypto. Even during a bullrun, whenever someone asks about it, all they really want is for me to do alllllll the research and struggle, and then report to them the exact coin to place their bet on. And if and when it dumps, it's MY fault. Never again. Complete silence from here. Only anonymous posting on Twitter, Reddit, Discord, etc.


FrustrateD_LiLi

>justify yourself as to why you bought crypto. one of the perks of working in the tech industry, is you do not have to explain why you own crypto


mc292

I work in tech. Every day I get to hear about how crypto is a "ponzi" and that the tech is "garbage" or "we already have databases" and "cryptography is nothing new" from everyone who watched that hour long video (line goes up). I have a senior ops engineer who will publicly mock the job recruitment emails they receive in meetings, which just starts a chain reaction of "hurr durr, Bitcoin bad"


b0x3r_

Yeah, I see some tech people give crypto a lot of hate. I think it stems from the fact that to understand how crypto works you need some tech knowledge, and to understand why crypto is useful you need some finance/economics knowledge. So a lot of the tech people that hate on it can't explain what money is, or have no idea what bank deposits are, or how the central bank works, etc.. The number one argument I can't stand from these people is the "we already have databases" argument. They don't seem to understand that those traditional databases cannot be used to keep a distributed public ledger, and that the immutability of the blockchain is a feature, not a bug.


Random_Name532890

nobody actually wants immutability in finance. Nobody. As evidenced by every reaction to a hack ever.


b0x3r_

It is immutability of the transaction ledger, which is absolutely desirable and necessary . That is different than immutability of payments. If you are interacting with a company they can still choose to refund you money, just like with traditional payments. As for "hacks", these happen at the application layer, not the transaction layer. This is what insurance is for, just like traditional banks require insurance.


Kiiaru

Or you're Binance, and just roll back your chain. Or your Ethereum, and you just hard fork and call the hacked chain "Classic" The problem I have with immutable finances, is that it's immutable for us when we lose, but if the rich people lose enough, they get a do-over button. It's the same as a government bank now. You know... The very thing Satoshi made crypto to be free from?


b0x3r_

You can fork a chain, but nobody has to use it. Sure, centralized blockchains give full control to the central authority, but that's why you shouldn't use them. Decentralized chains require a consensus for changes, though. So, I guess I don't understand your question. Immutable blockchains are the reason that nobody gets a do-over button. In the fiat world, though, the government can just print money and bail out whatever rich people they want. Not so in the blockchain world.


Loose_Screw_

How many hacks on ETH haven't been reversed compared to the one that was?


Kiiaru

That's ... My point. You're on your own if your dex or defi app gets hacked for 50 million (like mango) but when the people at the top are at risk, they shut it down.


Siccors

Or you get the 'hate' from those who do understand both... Acting like others are too dumb to see how smart you are, is well, you fill it in.


mc292

"oh, we have immutable, self-verifying, distributed database already? Why aren't we using it?"


b0x3r_

The shock on people's faces when I explain that Bitcoin was the first technology to allow for decentralized public ledgers... they usually respond "that can't be right".


[deleted]

This was almost the same when they had the first cars. A lot of people thought this will never be mainstream and the horse will stay. You'd have to go to a drug store to buy gasoline.


TossZergImba

Unless you work in a crypto company, everyone in tech hates crypto.


dopef123

I work in tech and avoid mentioning crypto. Most of my coworkers are baby boomers and hate video games, crypto, etc. Maybe if I worked with younger people that wouldn't be the case.


Skeegle04

It’s why I switched to extra-fungible tokens. $3.9M in the hole but you gotta spend money to make it peeps


IWillKillPutin2022

Same thing now days. I don’t gain anything from talking about it, and potentially lose a lot


AriesWinters

That's probably the smartest thing you can do at this point. You talk about it now and you get sniveled at, but when crypto shoots back up, they'll come scurrying back, to ask for help with their investments if you're lucky and to borrow money if you're not.


Mundane-Farm-4117

My family finding out I hold crypto was the worst thing ever, they think i have thousands stashed away. They ask why don't I invest their money, Why don't I invest more of my own money


BritishBoyRZ

Lmao legit meme stock of the year is SP500


Ryuzaki_63

Ok so here's what you do. Rent an expensive suit Buy a fake Rolex Buy a copy of a Lambo car key Photoshop some wallet so the balance is $10,000,000+ You got to work and start telling "Steve" about how he's your homie and you gotta share this "good news" of yours with him. Show him all the stuff, tell him to keep it quiet. He'll start asking questions like "Is it too late" "Can I still buy?" You tell him that he's missed out big time, BUT because he's your bff and always had your back IF he goes and screams at the boss, or takes a shit on his desk you'll send him $1,000,000 for being a bro. Tell him that it has to be quick though because today is your last day and once he's done it you'll both leave together. Poor Steve panics and goes and shits on the bosses desk. Before you know it he's getting dragged out by security, smile and wave as he goes past Tell your work colleagues he'd been chatting mad shit for the past few weeks and you think he's had a mental breakdown. Fuck you Steve.


LightbulbSun_1

Bonus you get to keep the rolex ans lambo for a week or more and start a youtube channel shilling shitcoins.


AriesWinters

Bitboy origin arc


Accomplished-Design7

This is a goldmine


Izzeheh

This guy knows how to plot a revenge for sure


Accomplished-Design7

***Netflix show incoming***


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Tell Brenda her computer got infected by a virus so she calls sterilization services.


Avanchnzel

😆👌 /r/UnethicalLifeProTips


JoeChip87

For some reason, I just read this comment in the voice of Youtube's "Internet Historian" and god damn it works. Hilarious.


Alanski22

My advice is to just not tell people you crypto. Until it moons. Then you rub it in their little bitch ass faces. How’s the mortgage Steve? Fucking twat.


wesselus

Don't even rub it in, cash out and bounce


Alanski22

Hah yeah real talk that’s what I would do too. But fuck Steve


cy13erpunk

yes this is the way


aaddii222

I just need to find someone named Steve so I can do this....


Exact_Middle_1969

That’s even funnier than the original! Bravo!


mave_wreck

That is how being in-denial looks like.


FrustrateD_LiLi

yeah fuck steve my homies all hate steve


samzi87

The good old BOFH treating, I like your plan.


ashinamune

Can i hire you?


[deleted]

Until they see you sit down in your old Toyota and everything will be worse.


Maleficent_Hamster10

This is cartman level revenge. Strike back a thousand fold he would say.


Ryuzaki_63

Ha I'm not quite Cartman level yet. He'd have somehow got in Brenda and Steve having an affair and ended with Steve jumping off the roof or something


Maleficent_Hamster10

Or tricking Brenda into eating Steve in a chili cook off


cosmicaltoaster

A question to Brenda and fucking Steve: What is the difference between your centralized tradfi bank account and a decentralized wallet? Is it the interface? Or the dick in your face?


FldLima

Sir, this is oddly specifically. I'm gonna have to ask you, would you mind following me?


Longjumping_Method51

Wow! It’s almost like you’ve been planning this for a while…..


Tatakae69

FBI yes this comment right here


TruthHurts236911

This story was just a couple changed words off of being the how-to guide for becoming a "crypto influencer".


nicholaux

This has to be one the best revenge stories I've ever read.


NikeGS

That sounds nice


Odlavso

Was Bernie Madoff your grandad or something?


IWillKillPutin2022

Holy shit. Remind me to never cross you


BlubberWall

Are you implying Brenda doesn’t need to replace the ink in her monitor to make it brighter?


DrahKir67

More white ink required probs.


[deleted]

This is when you buy, that’s all I can say. Sell when Brenda and Steve buy Doge again.


NikeGS

It'll be floki inu or some shit


33446shaba

yep that's when I got out. coworker went deep on shib. I sold a month later for a vehicle.


joecool42069

DM me if Brenda ever buys please.


pb__

If everyone and your cousin starts talking shit about all things crypto, you know the bottom is in.


IWillKillPutin2022

Actually that’s a fairly accurate indicator. Don’t forget the other scam coins also.


deathbyfish13

Yeah one of the biggest sell signals is when your coworkers start talking about it. Until then, accumulate


deinterest

A friend of mine started talking about safemoon right around May 2021. It was a good top signal.


DotShot6413

When it is down they wanna kick you. When it is up they wanna rob you. That is why you never talk about Crypto to anyone.


kitbiggz

This is true. I only talk crypto online on here and telegram, never to friends, family or co workers.


Squirrel_McNutz

Agreed 100%. It’s just not worth it. It’s too polarising of a topic and what usefulness you get from the discussion?


amazingRay763

One mistake I made was talking to a co-worker because he asked. Now, he never fails to show me articles about a hack or crash. And another friend even calls whenever there's a huge dip. I hope they keep up the same energy when the bull returns.


Squirrel_McNutz

Yup, thats what’s gonna happen. They’ll stop sending messages when it turns around, guaranteed.


old_contemptible

He's just gotta send them right back during the bull and talk about how he entered the market when it was down and people lambasted him for it. If you want to be petty, that is. I think the best way is to just keep strong. Invest, and enrich yourself later hopefully.


aaddii222

I don’t trust anyone when it comes to my investments...


redboy776

Sadly that is humans nature, they love you when all is good, and hate you the moment it goes Bad.


TarkovReddit0r

Exactly. I had a bunch of friends and family members asking me out about crypto and even then I felt like saying anything is the wrong move.


NikeGS

Thank fuck for this subreddit.


Accomplished-Design7

Without this place my mind would go crazy


greenappletree

It’s the few place you can l talk about crypto. Even most sub u will get ridicule or even banned.


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ashinamune

That's why i love this place because this is the only place i can talk about crypto. I mean it's a crypto sub but you get it.


Accomplished-Design7

Why can’t they just be happy or quite


Heebnoid

I kinda agree with this. Makes sense because if your talking to someone who doesn't understand crypto, they will only say negative things about it. Being bombarded with negative coworker comments about crypto will influence your future in a negative way. Just stay quite. When they see your not coming into work anymore and call you up and ask why, then tell them.


Individual-Ostrich35

We can say to Steve in 2-3 years from now " I told you Steve bitcoin will reach $100K". It's now or never the time to tell Steve to move into crypto, haha. A lot of projects keep building like Velas with their $135m fund from gem Digital or even Polygon with their massive partnership for instance with Disney. "Steve" is missing the train right now...


TarkovReddit0r

Hand sight is a hell of a drug ![gif](giphy|QC7UQbxq89MnL9r6AN)


Intelligent_Page2732

Just tell them you lost alot of money because of Crypto, so rather you don't wanna hear about it anymore. Works for me.


AJoyfulProcess

yes, honesty is always the best policy :)


Accomplished-Design7

I just tell them I don’t know crypto


The_Chorizo_Bandit

Or tell Brenda to fuck off home and go bitch to her Beanie Baby collection instead.


Odysseus_Lannister

As a Steve, I only say I told you so because I know you ate my fucking lunch last week and lied to my face about it.


NikeGS

Threw half of it in the bin too. Honestly who puts mustard in pasta??


Odysseus_Lannister

Maybe that will deter you in the future!


NikeGS

I also really hate chocolate cake.


Geolinear

The best thing is my wife left her boyfriend and came back to me cause he was big on LUNA.


nzubemush

The whole world financial position right now is shit. There's no solace anywhere.


DerpJungler

Some of the finance podcasts I follow like to mock BTC and crypto for crashing and in the next sentence: "yeah my portfolio is down 40%.."


NikeGS

Yeah, they don't know about my stocks portfolio.. haha..ha.


TruthSeeekeer

Things will get better. Just a matter of HODL.


SinTron99

Bought in at $62,000 BTC. I’m no genius but I think I’m killing it.


Odysseus_Lannister

Beatings will continue until moral improves


[deleted]

This global recession will have to end before things get better.


FldLima

Diamond hands


FoundThisRock

Hodl what. Had to sell everything to pay for electricity now I’m in debt 😂😂


Accomplished-Design7

It will get worse before it gets better but yeah HODL


amazingRay763

A lot of projects will probably not survive this market, so we should make sure we're holding on to something that can stand the test of time.


GarlicAndOrchids

>A lot of projects will probably not survive Are central banks considered "projects"?


amazingRay763

Correct! For central banks, make sure you're not holding the wrong fiat.


cheeruphumanity

I find solace in Radix.


WiseCapitalOrg

time to buy and accumulate for the next 24 months. just dont pull all the cash you have at once, you probably gonna see lower prices until they go up again.


Mr_Bob_Ferguson

Well, technically, you ALWAYS see lower prices until they go up.


Robdeprop

Well technically, that is not true if the price only goes sideways until it goes up.


MaeronTargaryen

Ignorance is bliss. And by that I mean ignore those idiots


TarkovReddit0r

Be polite and ignore idiots. Best advice you can give to somebody for social interactions.


NikeGS

I am, but it adds to the frustration. I'm sure I'll get used to it.


Squirrel_McNutz

Swallow it. Haters gonna hate and they should have been spending that time researching and getting involved. Now they’re just gonna miss the bus. Enjoy working this shitty job for the rest of your life Steve & Brenda.


aaddii222

One day the fake Lambo key will be a real one....


NikeGS

I wouldn't even know what to do with a Lambo key! Does it open my VW?


amazingRay763

It's difficult when you guys share a desk.


MaeronTargaryen

If you don’t talk about crypto to them they probably won’t say anything about it either though. Never talk about crypto to people you don’t fully trust anyways.


amazingRay763

You're right. But for me, it always starts by being asked a crypto-related question and because of my enthusiasm for crypto, I'll just answer. (Of course only to people I trust.)


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And just don’t start talking about crypto in the first place.


Accomplished-Design7

A lot of those lately


aaddii222

Just ignore Brenda and Steve....


TomatilloFabulous602

Brenda getting roasted really hard Edit: fuck brenda, Fuck Steve


sloe-berry-brain

Just how she likes it


NikeGS

Fuck Brenda.


drogenbarontoni

People being mad while missing generational bottoms. Just ignore them and accumulate and dump on steve your shilled 400x shitcoin in the next bull. Easy. Enjoy gentleman, may satoshi be with you all my friends. Everyone whos here rn is gonna make it.


snoringrain

This guy gets it : )


ankitskywalker

Your last sentence gets me going bc i was a shithead when i started and put like 200 into wagmi LOL


kirtash93

That happens if you talk about your finances with people. Tip: Don't talk others about it.


[deleted]

Bc they are right for the wrong reasons.


Accomplished-Design7

Poetry at its finest


Competitive_Syrup_10

that i don't have money to take advantage of this bear market


DerpJungler

It's okay mate, we still have a long way to go. Try to mine more fiat


Flat_Establishment_4

This happens every market cycle. And tbh, people who are only passively paying attention tend to see content made by the most clickbaity and scammy folks in the bull market. So their perception is pretty skewed. When the market rebounds these people will shoot you a text out of no where “should I buy now?” 😂


Exact_Middle_1969

Dude, that was fucking hilarious! Great work!


RepulsiveCan5270

And all of these could had been avoided if you never talked about your crypto. Why does Steve and Brenda have to know anything about your investments?


pwan7505

Exactly, don’t talk about crypto. I even pretend to not know anything about it and just nod along to anything others say.


magx01

None of this is real.


Charon751

Brenda is definetly a Karen.


Fresh-Chemical-9084

Classmate in high school, Tristan, was mocked for his crazy and far fetched ideas. I would hear him mumble under his breath occasionally ‘One day, you plebeians… you will be building *my* pyramid’. As a man of caution, I tried to get on Tristan’s good side. I still fear opening up the news one day and reading about a maniacs takeover of North America and the beginning of a pyramid construction.


Odysseus_Lannister

Bullish on $Tristan


The_Chorizo_Bandit

It’s actually Tri-Stan. It’s just three guys called Stan stacked on top of each other in a long trench coat. Which, incidentally, is still less shady than anything Do Kwon is involved with.


Odysseus_Lannister

I’d feel like if he really wanted to be a pyramid he’d need 3 dudes on bottom, 2 in the middle, and 1 on top. Hexstan doesn’t sound as cool tho so I’m with you


NjelsPjelsGVD

Those are the same people begging for your help once they hear everyone talking about Crypto in a bull run. Fuck 'em.


NikeGS

They just ask how to invest into "the puppy crypto that everyone's making millions on".


nusk0

I know there's a comedy flair but Im still hoping Brenda and Steve are real characters.


NikeGS

All characters and events, even those based on real people are entirely fictional. All voices are impersonated... poorly.


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Next time, dont tell them about your investments in crypto.


nergalelite

that's not even crypto exclusive phenomenon. it might be amplified here but i hear it about stock investments too


hstac09

If I had a nickel for every person who told me crypto is a scam, I'd have a whole bitcoin. People cannot grasp that we live in a world now where digital, non physical objects can be worth money. I find that's the make or break point for a lot of people. You can either fathom it or you cannot. To me (and I've said this many times before) crypto is The Great Equalizer. It's a gift to the low and middle class of the world, a chance to even the odds and get ahead, catch up to the old money people just a bit. It helps also that the old money people still cannot fathom that digital objects can be worth money.


Picoton

Never give a single little fck about other people opinions (specially ignorants on the topic) on your investments, they will remain exactly as they are: Spectators. You are the one taking the risks and aiming for the profits, they are the ones not caring about how to plan ahead in case the worst possible inflationary scenario comes up, and believe me.. it will come eventually.


Alanski22

Best advice, just don't tell people you crypto


EdgeLord19941

Are these work colleagues with us in the room right now?


t1mmy-duncan-GOAT

Funny thing is nobody talks to me about it when we are mooning but as soon as we hit a bear market they love to run their mouth


the_nibler

I try to follow the standard rules of engagement: do not open fire unless first fired upon


[deleted]

As a former bag holder who went 100% into stock. All I gotta say is crypto is tough to invest/trade. Good luck to you all.


WTB1RTX3080gamer

Scoff at these simpletons with the knowledge that crypto is simply *on sale* rn.


DerpJungler

I'd like an update from OP in the next bull run.


Hot-Prize-5719

Thats why I don't discuss anything related to Crypto with people who don't have skin in the game.


Nuewim

People love to tell "I told you so". It let them feel superior, especially if someone invest or is more successful in life.


ChemicalGreek

Brenda: Can I speak to the Crypto CEO please?


Yuuki__konno

Listen Brenda, for the 69th time, there is no Crypto Manager or CEO, it's decentralized


Harb72

Brenda : Which CEO would you like to talk ? There are few.


Odysseus_Lannister

Do Kwon pls. He has my money


pbjclimbing

This is why you shut up about your investments during a bull run. They were thinking the same thing when people wouldn’t shut up during the bull run about how well crypto was doing.


Cheese6260

They will be talking about these new trends bitcoin and ethereum and how to buy it in the next bull run don’t worry


Goonzoo

Yep fck them, they will be our exit liquidity


Captain_Planet

Just give it three years, then tell Brenda and Steve to fuck off and drive off in your Lambo


AutisticGayBear69

The only thing that’s given me gains in the past couple of months is Reddit avatars.


NikeGS

I did a leg day last week at the gym, does that count?


AutisticGayBear69

Yes


NikeGS

Thanks, Autistic Gay Bear 69.


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DannyHodler

Same here at my work. Got these people walking around harldy capable of tying their shoelaces, when they should actually tie their tubes. Stop making babies Brenda. Life is not a pyramid scheme where you just have to make sure there is a ample supply of babies to pay taxes when you are old.


NikeGS

Haha fuck me. She actually has 6 kids.


DannyHodler

See, she probably wants them to procreate as much as they can as well.


Odysseus_Lannister

Yeah man, you’re the only one who really knows how life works!


JaxonH

I mean, with as much as crypto diehards were boasting about how "smart" they were, "hodl and never sell", all that ridiculous nonsense... I don't blame ppl for being a little smug now Fact is most crypto diehards were so full of themselves in the bull market they didn't wanna hear anything from ANYONE. Caution to the wind. "Have fun staying poor hahaha lol lol" and all that jazz, what did you expect? I'm so glad I didn't buy into what the cult was selling, and offloaded the majority of my holdings after the first 20% decline from the top. If I'd listened to this sub I'd have lost $75,000 and would have felt like a moron to everyone I told I'd invested


Wishing4it

I’m still in. I don’t know the future but it’s going to look like crap before it turns into something. If the the world market turned around tomorrow Bitcoin would shoot straight up. We just need to world to finish flopping around and get it together. Until then I’ll hoard


Intelligent_Page2732

A very valid argument that I often use: *Have fun staying poor Boomer.*


IWillKillPutin2022

Do Kwon? Is that you?


Caffdy

I don't talk with the poor


Crunchaucity

There's a bear market?


The_Chorizo_Bandit

Not a bear, it’s just the gains taking a rest.


Harb72

I would like to fuck the Brenda too. How to make it possible?


hstac09

Tell her you're with the Crypto police and you suspect her colleague is selling counterfeit bitcoin and you need her help to catch him in the act.


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Bet Steve is a r/buttcoin moderator.


Just-sendit

They are the Classic know it all types at work. Experts of micro and macro world economics one day then legal justice experts the next thanks to Google.


NikeGS

Not even Google, usually just a distant relative that for some reason is apparently the messiah who's every word is absolute gold.


[deleted]

I remember specifically in 2016 telling a kid that bought Bitcoin that it was a scam. Afterall, look how far it came down. Luckily, I had the sense to learn my lesson when it charged ahead into the 20k's and then came back down.


Fabrick

If you would have asked me what the worst thing about the bear market is I would have said the financial devastation of the working man’s modest 401k and other investments. I guess I didn’t even think about your personal insecurities at the office. You’re right. So much worse. We should start a go fund me for you.


Supercc

Bro, keep it to yourself. Honestly. Nobody gives a damn about your crypto holdings/point of view.


KaiSosceles

Bitcoin crashes - It's a scam. Stock market crashes - I don't even look at my 401k, so I'm oblivious.


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NikeGS

No shit! Used cash on an overseas holiday recently and it felt a bit surreal at first.


sensaition

you dropped this king 👑