Recently (more precisely, after the bloodbath that washed the cryptocurrency world red), I've been receiving many messages from friends who, despite knowing the great investment potential that exists within this crypto economy, still haven't required the knowledge to be able to profit from this opportunity of immeasurable power. My "conclusion" comes precisely from the questions they ask.
Basically, they still don't understand the nature of the market itself, demonstrating that they don't know how it acquires the knowledge necessary to perceive the convergence of different scenarios. "Why invest in something volatile?", "Isn't it better to stick to more conservative opportunities?", "My money has to be where I can control it, right?"... These (and other) questions came from some of them, and I'm honestly too lazy to explain.
I notice the ironic tone of their questions (because they're my friends and I've known them for many years), and they remain somewhat distant whenever I don't respond to this kind of provocation. I prefer to avoid potential direct confrontations, because even if the questions have an ironic tone, this only demonstrates their unpreparedness to delve into deeper waters. I don't dismiss their presumption of fear of the market, but rather their naivety.
They are part of a group of people who still believe that banks, however orthodox within our economic reality, are still a safer option for handling money. Is this completely wrong? The answer is no, but at the same time, I think thinking this way is like taking two steps back from all the innovative aspects that lie before us. This is a matter of perspective and, above all, of self-discipline.
If I expand on this discussion, I think it wouldn't be wrong to imagine that many people still think the same way they do for precisely the same reasons. The security that banks still offer may be seductive, but at the same time, it tends to shield new paths that can be followed within other economic segments. Much still needs and must be done to break this chain of complacency, but I confess that I still don't know how to deal with such a refusal.