When I try to talk to people from the first category, I encounter resistance, distrust, and skepticism.
Are you pitching Bitcoin when you say "talk to people"? If someone would pitch me Bitcoin I would also be skeptical and resistant. In fact, when early 2011 a business relation was (poorly) pitching me Bitcoin, I was skeptical. Very skeptical. It took me over 2 years to ignore what was said back then and look into it on my own. Pitches can do more harm than good - it did to me, simply because the ideas of the person pitching it to me did not resonate with my situation, needs or desires, and I ultimately found Bitcoin useful for other reasons than what I was initially pitched.
Why do people continue to remain so skeptical about Bitcoin (except of being stupid)?
Because you're probably not using the right arguments for their situation and it is very possible that there are no right arguments right now. And worse, you see people like Saylor on TV and as a consequence you will puke your guts out every time someone says "Bitcoin", because you associate it with Saylor.
Are you pitching Bitcoin when you say "talk to people"? If someone would pitch me Bitcoin I would also be skeptical and resistant. In fact, when early 2011 a business relation was (poorly) pitching me Bitcoin, I was skeptical. Very skeptical. It took me over 2 years to ignore what was said back then and look into it on my own. Pitches can do more harm than good - it did to me, simply because the ideas of the person pitching it to me did not resonate with my situation, needs or desires, and I ultimately found Bitcoin useful for other reasons than what I was initially pitched.
Because you're probably not using the right arguments for their situation and it is very possible that there are no right arguments right now. And worse, you see people like Saylor on TV and as a consequence you will puke your guts out every time someone says "Bitcoin", because you associate it with Saylor.