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When 99% of the people doubt your idea, you are either gravely wrong...or about to make history. ~ Scott Belsky ~ - Showcase Sunday - by mindtrap

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When 99% of the people doubt your idea, you are either gravely wrong...or about to make history. ~ Scott Belsky ~ - Showcase Sunday -
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There are cases that I really don't understand people...and I ain't talking about strangers and such, but people who are close to me. Well, today was one of these days...again.

Finished my shift relatively early and as I was ready to go to the beach since weather was just perfect today, I got this phone call from a friend of mine who insisted we should meet and talk a little since it's been weeks since the last time he had a cup of coffee...He sounded kinda nervous and I didn't want to turn him down. 

So, change of plans...

We met in a coffee shop near by where we spent the next two hours talking. Actually he was doing the talking and I was listening. There were things that he needed to get off his chest...That's fine by me. I am a good listener and every now and then we all want someone to just stand there and listen to us. Preferably...a good friend.

In fact he seemed better when we done talking...relieved in a way...

And right before we left, I asked him how were thing going with his band. I guess I skipped that part...He is a musician. In fact he writes both the lyrics and music for his band and he is also the singer. It's a hip - hop band. Not exactly my taste but they are good...They have a solid group of followers and are trying really hard to promote their songs through Youtube. 

-"We kinda struggling but that's how things work.." he replied.

And then I had this idea..."perhaps I should make one more try and and let one more friend know about Steem"

So instead of leaving, now I was the one doing the talking. I spent almost an hour explaining everything from scratch...what is steem, what is BTC, what is blockchain, how awesome it would be for him and his band to use @Dtube (There was no @threespeak at the time...)

How people build their relationships around here and that if he gave himself a chance he would have been benefited 100% in the long run. How at the same time he can earn money, while he hasn't earned a single dime from Youtube. How people support artists and that it would be a new challenge...a new path in his life...

Talking and talking and talking only to receive an answer that shocked me.

-"Don't trust these things man...thanks but no thanks. Just be careful with that..."

Really? Ffs really? I mean I get it...it's hard to convince my grandma which is 80+ , but a young guy in mid 30s? 

You know what? I'll kill it here, because I get mad...

People are just narrow-minded. Period.

But hey...life itself will force them to use cryptos...maybe not tomorrow or the day after...but soon. 

We are making history as we speak..._the crazy ones..._

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Showcase Sundays are a great way to revive some of your older posts either because you feel they were under-rewarded or simply because you enjoyed them back in the day. No matter which post of mine, I might drag back up on the surface, there is always an inspirational tone in each and everyone of those. 

<center>_Here for the long haul ya said? I knew it from the very first moment._</center>

<center>*[This is the link to the original post...some 335 days ago.](https://steemit.com/writing/@mindtrap/when-99-of-the-people-doubt-your-idea-you-are-either-gravely-wrong-or-about-to-make-history-scott-belsky)*</center>

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How is it possible that you with your greatest power of persuasion were not able to convince him? Actually, he should have been all fired up. When he is a musician and then he don't jump on that?
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