HAHAHA Really enjoyed reading this one. I could picture the conversation happening in the my head. Sounds like a conversation I would have with some of my friends.
I explain it to them in a way they would understand and keep it simple. Just like you, I just tell them that it's like Facebook, YouTube, and a Blog site where "Likes" actually earn you Steem which is like Bitcoin in a sense that it's a digital currency. The Steem can be converted to regular money, but there's a process.
I have a lot of friends who are into cryptocurrency but even they don't understand how you can earn Steem without buying it. I get asked all the time "but how much did you buy it for" and every time I have to explain that I didn't buy the Steem. To make things easier for myself, I bought some Steem when the price was really low and now I just say that I bought Steem for around a 100 dollars worth. Not the whole truth but at least they can relate more.
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Exactly! One of these days, cryptocurrency will be more well known and people will actually know what we are talking about. But to be fair, I am still a newbie in all of this and just interacting with others who dabble in crypto has made a world of a difference! Sometimes you just have to explain it in terms that they would understand. Now if you excuse me, I will have to buy some Steem.
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Steem on!
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