In small towns, when you talk about blockchain, US stocks, or AI, nine out of ten people’s first reaction is: Are you involved in pyramid schemes or scams?

In their understanding, there are only two ways to make money: working a job and doing honest work.
Anyone who isn’t saving money in the bank, farming, or earning a fixed salary is considered to be involved in crooked or deceptive activities.
School never taught financial literacy, and parents only understand frugality and saving money.
Their social circle has limited horizons, and they are not exposed to legitimate investment logic.
They can’t tell the difference between value investing and speculative scams, so they simply dismiss it all—if it involves making money from money, it’s a scam.
If you want to improve your understanding, plan your assets reasonably, learn quietly, and gradually lay out your strategy, in their eyes, it’s seen as neglecting proper work or having fanciful ideas.
Different perspectives don’t need to be argued.
Different circles don’t need to be forcibly merged.