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Bitcoin’s Risk Keeps Most Women Away From Cryptocurrency

posted by janrinok on Saturday September 07 2019, @05:39PM   Printer-friendly

An Anonymous Coward writes:

In a Twitter discussion on Sept. 5, Rosa-Maria Ryyti (Miss Universe Finland 2015 winner), argued Bitcoin's risk factor made it more appealing to men.

She was responding to a query by analyst and Cointelegraph contributor, Filb Filb, who asked followers why the Bitcoin community was overwhelmingly male.

"Women are more risk-conscious in general and often go for a 'slow & steady' investment strategy," Ryyti wrote, adding:

"The current general perception of Bitcoin in the msm makes it even less probable for the average women (and men) to get involved."

https://cointelegraph.com/news/miss-finland-bitcoins-risk-keeps-most-women-away-from-cryptocurrency

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  • (Score: 2) by deadstick on Sunday September 08 2019, @12:33AM (1 child)

    by deadstick (5110) on Sunday September 08 2019, @12:33AM (#891125)

    "I've never understood why ANY statistics major would buy a lottery ticket"

    Well, maybe it's because life is only so good at rewarding perspicacity. Consider walking up to a guy who won $10,000,000 on a one-dollar Lotto ticket and saying "Well, aren't we a dimwit?"

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  • (Score: 2) by legont on Sunday September 08 2019, @05:38PM

    by legont (4179) on Sunday September 08 2019, @05:38PM (#891343)

    Assuming one means a general concept of the lottery, I can come up with a few explanations.

    For example, one could believe that there are no true random games around. All the games are rigged by players.
    One could have a religious belief that luck is a way God uses to support good people. This approach is very popular in Asia.
    Finally, one could assume that any randomness is an illusion and simply represents a lack of knowledge that mentioned graduate believes to possess.

    Trust in pure statistics is a sign of an amateur statistician; perhaps a fresh grad without real life experience.

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    "Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.