Educating about BTC without lying or scaring people

After reading a thread about the “white lies” people tell when explaining Bitcoin to beginners, I thought I’d share a few ideas here.

How I’d do it:

1. Start from problems they already know Talk first about inflation, banking limits and fees so they can see what problem Bitcoin is trying to solve.
2. Explain Bitcoin in layers Give a simple definition (“money with rules written in code”) and make it clear there’s more complexity underneath that they’ll understand gradually.
3. Don’t hide the hard part of self-custody Be clear that being your own bank takes work: protecting the seed phrase, making secure backups and accepting there’s no “customer support”.
4. Offer a gradual path Observe → try with a small amount → level up (hardware wallet, nodes…) only when it makes sense for them.
5. Set limits on what you promise Don’t talk about “retiring on Bitcoin”; explain that it has risks and that it’s totally fine if not everyone is interested in it.