04-09-2021, 07:31 AM
A Tale of Crypto, Blindness, and Marriage
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Stocks and investments never interested my wife. She's legally blind and research is hard, tons of metrics and financials, etc. - so it has always been my hobby. She liked that I'd talk to her about it but participation was difficult. It never really grabbed her.</p> <p>Then came crypto. There's so much education in the written format - her screen reader can teach her. There's so much (good and bad) on YouTube that she's able to find good info on specific technologies, coins/tokens, partnerships, etc. and learn. Annnnnnd now she's discovered that <a href="/r/CryptoCurrency">r/CryptoCurrency</a> is very unlike many others - it has <gasp> actual, useful information. She's now having her screen reader go through posts.</p> <p>She still relies on me for the tickers, wallet-y things, and purchases - but crypto has opened a new world for her - and for us. 22 years into our marriage we're having lively discussions about the future of crypto, what the future holds. Instead of grabbing a sandwich or something from amazon, I hear "what if we put more of this into <COIN> and staked it, what would that be in a year?"</p> <p>I wanted to tell you that while, yes, crypto is about profit - there's much more happening. A mostly blind woman has had new doors opened for her, new interests. A marriage is even better because of a new, shared interest. We were by no means stale - but damn - it's fun to see her digging through whitepapers - via screenreader.</p> <p>Noobs, take note that a blind lady can be bothered to read the learn to understand the whitepaper and use of the coin - you should too.
</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/notoriousbsr"> /u/notoriousbsr </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mn27mq/a_tale_of_crypto_blindness_and_marriage/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mn27mq/a_tale_of_crypto_blindness_and_marriage/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Stocks and investments never interested my wife. She's legally blind and research is hard, tons of metrics and financials, etc. - so it has always been my hobby. She liked that I'd talk to her about it but participation was difficult. It never really grabbed her.</p> <p>Then came crypto. There's so much education in the written format - her screen reader can teach her. There's so much (good and bad) on YouTube that she's able to find good info on specific technologies, coins/tokens, partnerships, etc. and learn. Annnnnnd now she's discovered that <a href="/r/CryptoCurrency">r/CryptoCurrency</a> is very unlike many others - it has <gasp> actual, useful information. She's now having her screen reader go through posts.</p> <p>She still relies on me for the tickers, wallet-y things, and purchases - but crypto has opened a new world for her - and for us. 22 years into our marriage we're having lively discussions about the future of crypto, what the future holds. Instead of grabbing a sandwich or something from amazon, I hear "what if we put more of this into <COIN> and staked it, what would that be in a year?"</p> <p>I wanted to tell you that while, yes, crypto is about profit - there's much more happening. A mostly blind woman has had new doors opened for her, new interests. A marriage is even better because of a new, shared interest. We were by no means stale - but damn - it's fun to see her digging through whitepapers - via screenreader.</p> <p>Noobs, take note that a blind lady can be bothered to read the learn to understand the whitepaper and use of the coin - you should too.
</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/notoriousbsr"> /u/notoriousbsr </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mn27mq/a_tale_of_crypto_blindness_and_marriage/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mn27mq/a_tale_of_crypto_blindness_and_marriage/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R