Why My 74-year-old Mom Just Bought Some Bitcoin
Thousands are “Quiet enrolling"
Everybody keeps talking about quiet quitting, but I don’t hear so much about quiet enrolling.
And it happens all the time.
Quiet enrolling happens slowly but surely
It’s when we hear some noise about something that might or might not interest us, and we go on with our lives, but a seed was planted in our brain, making us more receptive to external stimuli.
In this case, our personality matters little.
No matter if we usually are innovators, early adopters, or join when the party is almost over, quiet enrolling has its own rules because it’s about something we don’t necessarily care about.
We won’t join because of FOMO, but after a mature decision, and the trigger won’t be the possible benefits of having those products but ethics or convictions.
Especially when we see something is off.
Bitcoin was for weirdoes at first
My mom wasn’t bothered when some crazy kid created a digital currency. She thought something like, “well, that’s a children's game. I had my own payment system with my friends when I was little too.”
