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Cryptocurrency Ecosystem => Bitcoin Forum => Topic started by: Lucius on July 14, 2024, 03:40:07 PM
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Many people often publicly express their regret because they did not find out in time that Bitcoin even existed - but considering that lately I often remember some old videos that I used to watch as a beginner, I wonder how a video that is on YT from 2010 has just over 50 000 views?
Of course, some will say that people didn't see it because they didn't know that Bitcoin existed, but 14 years ago there were (I assume) much fewer videos on YT than today, and many more people should have come across a video like this, even by accident.
Maybe the problem is that the video looks like something for children - and even today people pay much more attention to the video than to the sound...?
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Would this be considered the first video about Bitcoin?
I think this would be interesting when people see this back then. They wouldn’t probably take it seriously or just scroll afterward if it’s not that triggering or attractive to the person. Imagine seeing that like a kids thing, It is not going to be taken seriously.
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Many people often publicly express their regret because they did not find out in time that Bitcoin even existed - but considering that lately I often remember some old videos that I used to watch as a beginner, I wonder how a video that is on YT from 2010 has just over 50 000 views?
Of course, some will say that people didn't see it because they didn't know that Bitcoin existed, but 14 years ago there were (I assume) much fewer videos on YT than today, and many more people should have come across a video like this, even by accident.
Maybe the problem is that the video looks like something for children - and even today people pay much more attention to the video than to the sound...?
Yeah, i should agree with you that back the in 2010, there were a fewer videos on YouTube, so finding this video there was supposed to be pretty easy right?, yeah, but something I believe you forgot to think about is the fact that YouTube also had less users back then, many in 2010 had no access to the internet due to the no or limited access to smart phones, and owning a personal computer back then was smething many thought was reserved for the rich and well to do, youtube wasn't common as it is today, I remember myself was using a Nokia 3310 back then in 2010, and I used this phone all through 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, I managed to buy my first smart phone on 2014, and after this, it took me two years (2016) to discover bitcoin.
So, let's just say that those who had their own personal computer or smart phone back then, and had unlimited access to the internet, and still did not discover bitcoin on time, this ones should be the ones regretting missing bitcoin the most.
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In 2010 I think I was just playing video games with computer and never had the chance to take time watching Bitcoin videos back then. Not until four years after that year I was having the idea of Bitcoin faucets and did not take it seriously and I also forgot some of the sites I visited for free satoshis. If only I was well aware of Bitcoin back then I may have financial freedom right now .
The only problem nowadays is that Bitcoin transactions isn't free anymore that was stated on that video that it's totally free.
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Would this be considered the first video about Bitcoin?
I remember a long time ago that people talked about it being one of the first videos on YT that mentioned Bitcoin, but I also think there is another video from the same year that I can't find right now, but I remember it being much more "serious" in the form of a presentation.
I think this would be interesting when people see this back then. They wouldn’t probably take it seriously or just scroll afterward if it’s not that triggering or attractive to the person. Imagine seeing that like a kids thing, It is not going to be taken seriously.
That's what I thought too, and probably that's how people experienced it at the time. However, it must be admitted that the person who made the video still had a certain level of knowledge that not many people had at that time.
Yeah, i should agree with you that back the in 2010, there were a fewer videos on YouTube, so finding this video there was supposed to be pretty easy right?, yeah, but something I believe you forgot to think about is the fact that YouTube also had less users back then, many in 2010 had no access to the internet due to the no or limited access to smart phones, and owning a personal computer back then was smething many thought was reserved for the rich and well to do, youtube wasn't common as it is today...
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Of course, I do not believe that everyone had access to information back then, just as even today about 40% (perhaps a little less) of people still do not have access to the internet. I personally had a personal computer and internet (admittedly dial-up) back there sometime after 2000, and around 2005 I already had ADSL, so I had the opportunity to find out about Bitcoin much earlier than at least 50% of people in the world. So even though I first learned that Bitcoin existed in 2011, it took me a few more years to realize that it was something serious and not some internet scam.
@0t3p0t, I even collected my first BTC through faucets, which was not that difficult then (2014 and a couple of years later). Those were truly completely different times when only a few thought that BTC would ever be worth more than $1000.
I don't think they were completely free then either - but today (currently) they are pretty cheap.
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Xtranormal movie-making software, animation is okay and good compared to 2010.
I found this article that talks about the oldest video https://vladanlausevic.medium.com/the-oldest-video-about-bitcoin-on-youtube-91e3e5cb605f
There seems to be a video before “What is Bitcoin?” video, but it contained a few words about Bitcoin, blockchain, and “What is Bitcoin?” is the first one that talks about Bitcoin directly.
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The video seems very simple and presents basic concepts about Bitcoin, although it is as simple as it is for children, as you mentioned, but I do not think it will attract many people at that early time, as few people have heard of Bitcoin.
I suppose I saw the video at that time and I had not heard anything about Bitcoin so I don't think it would have attracted my attention much. At that time, Bitcoin was in its infancy and there were not many exciting stories in the history of Bitcoin.
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This is an old robot voice, the owner is someone who values privacy that he didn't used his own voice and uses the un attractive bears too. It should be the reason a person will be uninterested to watch.
But he must one of the early adoptors who has thousands of BTC like the guy who bought pizza Lazso.
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In 2010 I think I was just playing video games with computer and never had the chance to take time watching Bitcoin videos back then. Not until four years after that year I was having the idea of Bitcoin faucets and did not take it seriously and I also forgot some of the sites I visited for free satoshis. If only I was well aware of Bitcoin back then I may have financial freedom right now .
The only problem nowadays is that Bitcoin transactions isn't free anymore that was stated on that video that it's totally free.
Due to the limitations of conveying about Bitcoin which is not good enough, especially with such a simple animation, indeed in that year there will not be many people interested.
But at that time bitcoin was a new payment technology that should be of concern to many people. But at that time, not many people were aware that Bitcoin had good potential in the future.
Of course, the person who made the animation had thousands or even hundreds of thousands of bitcoins at that time and probably still survives today.
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Love it when people share these type of stuff. It is obvious that there will always be some people who will make some sort of adjustments to what we are seeing, and its not always going to be easy to edit them. This dude probably legit and shared it 13 years ago, that's a lot. The more important question is, did the dude who made this video bought some bitcoins, I assume they probably did, and how long did they keep it? Like are they still keeping any? If they do, they must be rich right now. So many people made so much money from bitcoin when they held, its really magical to see it each time.
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I haven't watched the video yet but it seems like a children's video. But skip on that part because there were people that have cared for the others made such videos about Bitcoin.
But he must one of the early adoptors who has thousands of BTC like the guy who bought pizza Lazso.
That's a sure thing. An enthusiastic investor that had tried to give some contents for others to be interested in Bitcoin. And I think the views that it has got came from just most recent years.
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Yes, I've seen this video posted on the other community and I do agree that it could be one of the oldest video about Bitcoin. And some of the parts of it still are applicable. And again, it shows how Bitcoin is since the beginning and it doesn't change a thing or two. And probably we can go back years from one how it all started, from early years to the era wherein it is being adopted already around the world. I would reckon that maybe the individual that created it could be an early bagholder and still up to this day, he might be holding some and ready again to make profits in the incoming bull run.
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YouTube was not that popular then as I still remember those buffering videos. Internet speed was very slow and internet subscription was costly which might be why there is less view on that video. Those who did watch the video would have not understood the video properly due to bad voiceover. There can be several reasons why did this video has less view but one thing is sure Bitcoin has come a long way from 2010 to 2024.
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YouTube was not that popular then as I still remember those buffering videos. Internet speed was very slow and internet subscription was costly which might be why there is less view on that video. Those who did watch the video would have not understood the video properly due to bad voiceover. There can be several reasons why did this video has less view but one thing is sure Bitcoin has come a long way from 2010 to 2024.
I remember when google bought youtube, in 2006!! ALmost 20 years ago, for US$1.65 billion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_YouTube
It was quite popular already, not as big as today, but they had a nice vision of the future.
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I remember when google bought youtube, in 2006!! ALmost 20 years ago, for US$1.65 billion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_YouTube
It was quite popular already, not as big as today, but they had a nice vision of the future.
It's like it was yesterday, I remember how we shared various videos on DVD/CD discs or USB sticks because the dial-up internet was too slow to watch videos, and in 2006 I already had internet that was maybe ten times faster than dial-up. Watching videos online and downloading mp3s without much difficulty was a truly amazing experience at the time when Satoshi was probably just thinking about Bitcoin :)
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The oldest video about Bitcoin on YouTube was uploaded in 2010. As far as I know the Bitcoin Money video was uploaded in 2011. This video discusses the future implications of Bitcoin. So that everyone can know and understand about Bitcoin.
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Hmm, Quite interesting anyway there's a chapter by the name of anonymous transactions, TBH These days even if a P2P transaction is no longer anonymous you can take care of your privacy with services like mixers but still, it's not fully able to protect privacy.
Haha, but this cartoonist's explanation is cute.
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Hmm, Quite interesting anyway there's a chapter by the name of anonymous transactions...
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Transactions were never anonymous in the sense that someone could hide them from the public, because the blockchain is public and you can see every transaction that has ever been made. It is possible that this "anonymity" came from the fact that the public BTC address does not contain the name of the person using it, and in the beginning there were no companies that dealt exclusively with blockchain analysis, as is the case today.
If you are smart and careful enough, even today you can make fairly anonymous transactions with BTC, and if you are not doing something illegal and dangerous, no one will try too hard to investigate who is behind every transaction on blockchain.
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Maybe the problem is that the video looks like something for children - and even today people pay much more attention to the video than to the sound...?
The problem might not only be because it looks like video for children. You can see that YouTube videos has advanced over the years. For the video to go viral, how sure are we that the creator used the necessary;
Descriptions;
Tags;
SEO tags.
Also look at the thumbnail and see that it isn't attractive. A typical thumbnail for such a video should be bitcoin logo transmitting to dollar with an excited Human in-between. I believe you understand what I meant.
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The only problem nowadays is that Bitcoin transactions isn't free anymore that was stated on that video that it's totally free.
I also noticed that in the first minute (at 56 secs). Was this video made when Satoshi was still "alive" and bitcoin was in intensive development? , the brown cat says "bitcoin transactions are free". I'm not sure if he was referring to centralized wallet transactions considering that they didn't exist in those years. Was anyone here in those years using bitcoin and what were the facts?
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Many people often publicly express their regret because they did not find out in time that Bitcoin even existed - but considering that lately I often remember some old videos that I used to watch as a beginner, I wonder how a video that is on YT from 2010 has just over 50 000 views?
I won't be surprised to see the 50k views because the video is not that good. The graphics are so simple and 2d and there are no subtitles (not normal ones) but the ones with cool graphics and animations. There were tools at that time to make such videos if a person can make this 2d animation video he could make that happen as well. The point is, no doubt at that time there might be lesser videos on YT but still for an average nontechnical person this video is just a waste of time.
I remember a time when I came to know about YouTube I only searched for funny videos or football videos haha. At that time, there was not internet in most of the part of the worlds but now those parts do have internet and people are watching a lot of videos but still there are people don't come to see videos related to BTC because YT show them videos they want to see. If they will not search about crypto then they might not be shown such videos.
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The point is, no doubt at that time there might be lesser videos on YT but still for an average nontechnical person this video is just a waste of time.
Not only then, I believe it's the same today - because even though the situation surrounding the understanding of BTC has changed, most people still don't have a very good idea about it. Even if we all imagined that the video we are talking about was superbly made and could teach everyone about BTC in a simple way, most people would rather do what you did than take an interest in maybe learning something.
Even when I sat in front of the computer for hours every day and learned about BTC, some people said that I was wasting my time while they were watching TV and playing games - which I considered a waste of time. Now I'm online only because I want to, because I've profited from BTC to the extent that I don't have to think about whether I'll have bread on the table tomorrow, while those who played games and watched TV have to work two jobs to survive.
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The only problem nowadays is that Bitcoin transactions isn't free anymore that was stated on that video that it's totally free.
I also noticed that in the first minute (at 56 secs). Was this video made when Satoshi was still "alive" and bitcoin was in intensive development? , the brown cat says "bitcoin transactions are free". I'm not sure if he was referring to centralized wallet transactions considering that they didn't exist in those years. Was anyone here in those years using bitcoin and what were the facts?
The question should be, apart from the 50BTC reward for mined blocks by the early developers, did miners also benefit from the transaction fees?
Was there actually transaction fees, considering how worthless BTC was then.
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Many people often publicly express their regret because they did not find out in time that Bitcoin even existed - but considering that lately I often remember some old videos that I used to watch as a beginner, I wonder how a video that is on YT from 2010 has just over 50 000 views?
Of course, some will say that people didn't see it because they didn't know that Bitcoin existed, but 14 years ago there were (I assume) much fewer videos on YT than today, and many more people should have come across a video like this, even by accident.
That's correct I checked on internet (https://vladanlausevic.medium.com/the-oldest-video-about-bitcoin-on-youtube-91e3e5cb605f) too and this is the very first video on YouTube talked specifically about Bitcoin there are other videos too which are older than this but they just wrote the term BTC in there titles or description that's why they are on top but in the video, there is no talk about BTC. The first video about BTC was out in 2010–12–01 on YouTube.
That's crazy that people started to make videos after 1.5+ years. I never thought a even BTC took time to attract others so there is hope for older projects too working hard to get investors and trust like BTC. But they won't be getting any near to BTC I know that. Video is cool I liked it. It lacks some information but it is good.
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Maybe the problem is that the video looks like something for children - and even today people pay much more attention to the video than to the sound...?
Actually the problem is that Bitcoin was so new at that time and not many will beleive that one day it's price would be reaching 5-figures as it stands now. Remember that people are aware that there are so many scams and frauds using online platforms to spread and victimize people...so even if I happen to had watched that video I would not jump in immediately and get as many BTC as I can no matter how cheap they were then. right now, we might be shaking our heads in regrets but then we don't have the crystall ball that can surely predict the future...everything can just be speculations. Just like life, there is no guarantee of what can be...lucky are those who bought Bitcoin at the very cheap price and stick with it until now.
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@TomPluz, people are generally (at least that's how it used to be) distrustful of new technologies, especially those coming from someone who hasn't already gained a reputation with something similar. Apart from the fact that the video in the presentation was made very simply (which is not surprising at that time), I would hardly believe that any of us would believe that this idea would grow into what it is today.
However, some of those 50 000+ who watched the video (it would be interesting to know how many there were during 2010/2011) may have realized that there is something there and invested a few $ which later turned out to be the investment of a lifetime (of course if they succeeded save their wallets).
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Not only then, I believe it's the same today - because even though the situation surrounding the understanding of BTC has changed, most people still don't have a very good idea about it. Even if we all imagined that the video we are talking about was superbly made and could teach everyone about BTC in a simple way, most people would rather do what you did than take an interest in maybe learning something.
Even when I sat in front of the computer for hours every day and learned about BTC, some people said that I was wasting my time while they were watching TV and playing games - which I considered a waste of time. Now I'm online only because I want to, because I've profited from BTC to the extent that I don't have to think about whether I'll have bread on the table tomorrow, while those who played games and watched TV have to work two jobs to survive.
I admire that you made good early decisions despite the criticism and negativity you faced. I understand your perspective because I’ve experienced similar criticism, not just when I was spending time on forums like BTT and joining bounties, but in various pursuits. To avoid the negativity, I stopped sharing what I was doing on my laptop. When someone asked, I would just say I was watching videos or playing games. I remember when my parents questioned the value of joining these campaigns, saying they wouldn’t lead to a career. However, I persevered, participating in article campaigns and starting my career as a content writer. Eventually, I launched my own site and am now happy I didn’t second-guess myself and leave the forum.
We all face criticism, but if we believe we’re doing the right thing, it will eventually bring us success. I agree with you that many people still think, “What, you invested in BTC?”, “BTC is fake,” “It can drop to nothing,” “It’s just a bubble that can pop anytime,” and so on. However, after learning about Bitcoin and reading many whitepapers, I realized that crypto is the future and BTC is at the forefront of it.
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@Faisal2202, In fact, I think I may even remember your story that I read on BTT - although it was always clear to me that we are not all in the same situation when it comes to society's attitude towards what an individual does. In some societies, parents are far more connected to their children than in others, and therefore have a greater influence on what their children do in life - and I completely understand the protective position that these parents can have when it comes to things they may not fully understand.
Sometimes it is necessary to take a little risk and not be completely honest with those around you about some things - because in the end most of us have to take care of ourselves in life because we are not the children of some rich people who will never have to do anything in their lives.
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In some societies, parents are far more connected to their children than in others, and therefore have a greater influence on what their children do in life - and I completely understand the protective position that these parents can have when it comes to things they may not fully understand.
Parents are the first shield that will filter what their children are doing such as what they watch and what they will learn.
But some also do not understand their duties as parents and free their children to do anything without supervision.
some education that looks foreign like Bitcoin in the past, it will indeed be education that parents did not understand in the past.
they just assume that Bitcoin is just a toy, just an obscure project and such.
But looking at some smart parental mindsets, they will learn it first and will draw conclusions regardless of whether it is good for their child or not, because being a parent must be very careful and know about what their child is learning.
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@Faisal2202, In fact, I think I may even remember your story that I read on BTT - although it was always clear to me that we are not all in the same situation when it comes to society's attitude towards what an individual does. In some societies, parents are far more connected to their children than in others, and therefore have a greater influence on what their children do in life - and I completely understand the protective position that these parents can have when it comes to things they may not fully understand.
Sometimes it is necessary to take a little risk and not be completely honest with those around you about some things - because in the end most of us have to take care of ourselves in life because we are not the children of some rich people who will never have to do anything in their lives.
I can't agree more with you, the facts that you have aforementioned is a great conclusion of your experienced life, that we all should follow in our lives. Because we should really not be completely honest sometimes, and I have experienced such circumstances caused by when I am too honest about a thing. I started to think the phases you must have gone through, I am now going through from them haha. Well, I think I am mature enough to not do such things in future but I always fail.
I don't remember the story you are talking about that I shared on BTT, sorry if its offending but my memory is not that good from quite sometime, and due to the existence of two forums, I am unable to remember what I said long before on other forum, its a bit confusing, but if you will just point one statement then I will remember what are you talking about.
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The video could have gathered more views if the one explaining was a human, a human that is highly reputable in the finance industry, People who have watched the video thought that they were talking about a fictitious subject, but now that cryptocurrency has become so popular,, the keywords Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin have hundreds of thousands of results on YouTube.
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There were tools at that time to make such videos if a person can make this 2d animation video he could make that happen as well. The point is, no doubt at that time there might be lesser videos on YT but still for an average nontechnical person this video is just a waste of time.
if the person knew technology well enough to know about bitcoin you would expect them to create something better but maybe during that time this was more than what people knew or at least from where i came from not everyone came with good editing skills at this time and we had to learn it over the years
there was not a lot of videos of bitcoin back then so i would expect the person who posted the video was not trying to break into any competition hence the quality
people are watching a lot of videos but still there are people don't come to see videos related to BTC because YT show them videos they want to see. If they will not search about crypto then they might not be shown such videos.
internet has become more personalized which i think is a good thing so if someone accidentally discovered bitcoin in the internet then i would consider them lucky
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In 2010, I didn't know about Bitcoin, and I'm sure many others hadn't heard of it either. Dwelling on past "hidden gems" often leads to regret, but it holds little meaning for the present and future.
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@Faisal2202, In fact, I think I may even remember your story that I read on BTT - although it was always clear to me that we are not all in the same situation when it comes to society's attitude towards what an individual does. In some societies, parents are far more connected to their children than in others, and therefore have a greater influence on what their children do in life - and I completely understand the protective position that these parents can have when it comes to things they may not fully understand.
Sometimes it is necessary to take a little risk and not be completely honest with those around you about some things - because in the end most of us have to take care of ourselves in life because we are not the children of some rich people who will never have to do anything in their lives.
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I don't remember the story you are talking about that I shared on BTT, sorry if its offending but my memory is not that good from quite sometime, and due to the existence of two forums, I am unable to remember what I said long before on other forum, its a bit confusing, but if you will just point one statement then I will remember what are you talking about.
Maybe it's someone else with a similar story because over the years I've read a lot of posts where members were wondering what to do considering that their parents were very skeptical about new technologies like Bitcoin. What is important is that some were obviously discouraged because they respect and listen to their parents, some others were persistent and it paid off in the end.
In 2010, I didn't know about Bitcoin, and I'm sure many others hadn't heard of it either. Dwelling on past "hidden gems" often leads to regret, but it holds little meaning for the present and future.
There is some truth in that, but this is not about regrets, but about the fact that there was a video on YT practically at the very beginning of BTC. Of course, we have already mentioned that the relatively small number of views has possible causes in the fact that at that time much fewer people had access to the internet or that the video does not look very "serious". Perhaps the lesson of the story is that "hidden gems" are often hidden where we least expect them.
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In 2010, I didn't know about Bitcoin, and I'm sure many others hadn't heard of it either. Dwelling on past "hidden gems" often leads to regret, but it holds little meaning for the present and future.
You are absolutely right bud, holding unto miss opportunities in the past can be very detrimental for our future, though many usually fail to understand this.
Holding onto the past opportunities we missed brings regrets, and this regrets usually blinds us to the present opportunities that is steering at us, and if we fail to let go off the things of the past to enable us see and grab the present opportunities, we will discover that at the end of it all, we will still have even more missed opportunities to cry and regret over.
I've stopped thinking about the opportunities I missed in crypto, I rather put that energy in finding new opportunities in this present day, this helps me in the sense that, in the future again, I won't have to regret and cry again over missed opportunities.
As long as crypto is concerned, there are opportunities every where and everyday, but one need to be determined and focused, to see and grab them.
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if the person knew technology well enough to know about bitcoin you would expect them to create something better but maybe during that time this was more than what people knew or at least from where i came from not everyone came with good editing skills at this time and we had to learn it over the years
there was not a lot of videos of bitcoin back then so i would expect the person who posted the video was not trying to break into any competition hence the quality
I agree with you not every person has a good grip on two or more skills at the same time. Same for the creator of the video he might not be that good with editing in 3d or etc. As creating 2d is also not a piece of cake, I once made a 2d animation which was around 6 seconds long I think and I made 63 pictures for it If I remember the numbers right. I drew each picture one by one, sometimes we are able to reuse the same drawing but sometimes not. It's not an easy task and doing voice-over as well.
I know it was not a competition, but still, I thought with proper advertising and proper work if made on BTC at that time more and more people would have known it. But I have realized that unless people are not liking a video means if there is nothing of interest in a video for them they are not going to watch it. They need hot spicy content haha.