I woke up to this text from my Grandad, a retired financial advisor (and Bitcoin skeptic)
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I woke up to this text from my Grandad, a retired financial advisor (and Bitcoin skeptic)
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I miss my grandpop, make sure you hang out with yours as much as you can
Bullish.
This is a real text I received this morning. A couple of things may look off, like the time, but there’s a large time zone difference between us. I’m in the US and he’s in the UK, so it was a normal waking hour for him. Then, that signature – he saw some period British movie on PBS years ago where a grandson called his grandad “dearest grandpapa”, and he jokingly instructed me to call him that afterwards. Ever since, he’s signed emails (and sometimes texts) this way. He’s got a good sense of humor.
Intelligent guys those, like your grandpapa, who don’t understand it, and yet they don’t say it’s a scam. They deserve a Nobel prize.
Grandpa up pondering internet money at 3:50AM
Grandparents always have your back. He’s clearly very proud of you. I love the “dearest Grandpapa” part. He’s a keeper!
I never met either of my grandpapa’s but if I had I’d hope they’d be this supportive 🙂
i can’t tell if this is satire…
R/thathappened
Today he is all of our Dearest Grandpapa 😀
This is wholesome. I can’t even get a text from my family to say hi lmao
About how well does one have to do with their Bitcoin investment in order to make skeptics proud? This is something I’ve honestly wondered, but realize it’s subjective.
If gramps only knew you bought at $19k…
oooh! got some external gratification. Well done! good boy xoxoxox
So he doesn’t know you bought in on December 24, 2017?
He’s not a skeptic. He’s just told you he doesn’t understand it. Why would you mislabel him?
Tons of people don’t understand it, because for old school people, it’s difficult to understand. Some people in Bitcoin are more than just monetarily invested in Bitcoin, and they need to lose this childish us against them mentality. There are actual intellectual barriers to Bitcoin and the technological learning curve is also steep. I wouldn’t expect my dad to take it on, let alone my grandpa.
Besides, the entire culture around Bitcoin reeks of a *get-rich-quick scheme* and responsible old school people looking after their family patrimony/retirement funds/college funds/trust funds are right to be cautious and spend their valuable time operating where they have experience. Your gramps doesn’t want do something that feels/looks a lot like playing with fire, and you should value that about him. He probably wouldn’t be where he is today if he was prone to playing with fire, which indirectly kind of means you wouldn’t either.
Bitcoin is not for everyone. Now go give your gramps a hug, you’re lucky to still have one. Also, congratulations on all your success.
He’s clearly grooming you to get your seed. Stay vigilant ✊
This looks fake as hell
Sounds like gramps wants to snake ur bitcoin watch him he’s clever!
R/thathappened
What the heck is your grandad doing up at 3:50AM?!
I hope, and bet that, your grandfather made some smart moves in his lifetime. He seems like a wise man, and great grandpa.
When grandad starts buying it’s time to sell
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down vote
Ok boomer.
This is a beautiful recognition of what you have achieved and not of respect from your grandfather. One needs to understand in these moments, the message is also not about you alone. It speaks of a man who has qualities in him which are something we all can learn. You might own back to your grandfather the respect one gets with a heart like that but don’t fool yourself has ages of experience of which if we are quiet, would love to pass on.
r/wholesome
Clearly he just wants to steal your Bitcoin…
omg the name he called himself grandpapa 🥺🥺🥺
My dad died in April, I got his permission to use his money to buy Bitcoin and a new car, love you dad!
Really surprised people think this didn’t happen lol? Wtf? Why wouldn’t this happen? Seems like a totally normal thing…maybe the people here never connected with others over shared interests
To the front page!
DAWG chill, bitcoin hasn’t even pumped yet🙄
Reply: ok, boomer
My grandfather dropped out of school @ 10 years old and couldnt run a business to save his life.
I wish I had financial mentorship like you guys do
“I don’t really undersand why or how it’s working for you, but as long as you’re happy”
That’s so cool to have a grandfather like that. I’m jealous, and happy for you 🙂
Lots of love for Gramps!
Grandpa trying to get close to your private keys… beware
❤️
That’s the support we all desire. Awesome.
Doesn’t matter if he believes in Bitcoin, he believes in you and that makes him a good man.
I’d give anything to talk to my grandpa again. You’re lucky my dude.
Buy corn?
Now go show grand papa how you yield farm. Then show him how to yolo options.
I’m going to pretend this is from my Grandfather too if that’s okay.
YOU TELL YOUR GRANDPA YOU LOVE HIM RIGHT NOW!!!
Get him a copy of The Bitcoin Standard. 😊👍
“Grandpapa” <- that’s brilliant! Part Grandad, part Papa!