I like that your post is logical and cautions us about getting overexcited about crypto when talking to our non-crypto using friends. People need to arrive at their own opinions about things, so when bringing someone in, often less is more. Instead of overselling, as you point out, I would rather just direct someone to steemit (via a link to my post) and let them wonder why there are $ signs next to votes. If they are the curious type - they will discover STEEM on their own. Then they can dive in if they want.
(Also, I just want to say I avoid the news now, because every time I see a post about the US and North Korea it makes me sick - if they are going to nuke us all into oblivion, I would be better off not following it to the bitter end.)
Yeah sorry for bringing the mainstream news media circus into my post, haha. I agree with you, it's not worth paying attention to any of that stuff.
When you direct someone to steemit, how do they generally respond? I'm curious to hear other people's experiences, it helps everybody to share the stories and see what is/isn't working.
I got a response today, from someone who joined. I linked them to a poem I wrote on here, they replied: "I created an account on steemit and think I upvoted this compelling poem."
Now we shall see if they become regular users or if they fizzle out. I think the upvoting system is not as obvious here as it is on other social media sites, because it is at the bottom of the post instead of off to the side the entire time. However, I don't want steemit to be like other sites, so I am fine with that.
Very well said @steemitgraven29. I really like your idea of sharing them my post link, for them to see the $ signs, I will have to try this out.
I try to avoid news as much as I can, because the news is never good news, and it just makes me feel sad and bad inside.