I'm never putting my money anywhere near tether...
So much so, that many of them end up giving up when they learn about the process it is going to take just to buy their favorite cryptocurrency.
same thing happened to me, my father actual joined coinbase but never bought anything... i think it's mostly to throw at my face when the BTC andETH price drops, still, every time i start telling my friends how to get on steemit and than convert their earning to cash they quit halfway...