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RE: How I Will be Promoting Steemit to My Toastmasters Group with My Speech 'Introduction to Crypto-Currency and Blockchain Technology'
Good on you Jen, you're so outgoing!
I've been telling friends about steemit and it turns out people are a little skeptical of the idea. I guess it's very new technology so that is to be expected. I'd be interested in hearing how people respond to your presentation :)
Thanks, Peter :) People really enjoyed the presentation and many of them hadn't heard about blockchain technology before. After the presentation one person said that they were still having a hard time wrapping their head around what blockchain technology was because it was the first time they had ever heard of it. I felt good for introducing the concept to some people for the first time.
I've since had a chance to chat about the blockchain and specifically steemit with a few other people and all exchanges have been positive so far. Sometimes potential dangers related to security & other issues come up in the conversation, which is natural, but overall, the people that I've been talking to seem genuinely interested.
Yes, I think you're right....new technology is often difficult for people to trust/feel comfortable with and this is no different.