RE: Confessions of a Crypto Noob: WTF Are AltCoins?!

If your a Noob, what does that make me? A blissful ignorant? lol
A couple of months ago, I spent hours trying to figure out a way to get my hands on cryptocurrency from the coziness of my home and without sharing with a stranger online any piece/proof of identity, but that seemed impossible from where I am, here in Montreal. Is there a way for me to buy, say Bitcoins, simply by using a PayPal account, a credit card or by safe way of bank account transfer? Also, do you have a suggestion on how/where I should create a crypto account? Any input might help, hope you don't mind all these ''Real Noob'' questions. ;-P