It depends what you’re trying to do - convert or connect. If your intention is to “teach” someone who’s already signaling intellectual closure, then yeah, it’s a waste of time for both of you. You’re not offering value; you’re colliding worldviews. At that point, continuing isn’t education. It’s ego management
Do people actually want to learn new things, or do they just want confirmation that their worldview is already right? Most don’t reject crypto for technical reasons; they reject it because it challenges their mental models of value, trust, and authority. They’re reacting to the mythos around it, not the protocol
Money itself is a shared fiction. We believe in fiat, stocks, or BTC only because others do. What kind of returns you’re expecting from this “conversation investment”? If the ROI is low, you move on. And evangelism isn't scalable. It burns energy. Curiosity is self-generated. If someone’s closed off, let them sit with their version of certainty. There are millions who are curious and don’t know where to start. They’re worth your time
You’re not obliged to teach. Teaching is an act of consent on both sides. When that’s not mutual, you’re just shadowboxing against someone else’s bias