Yes, easier said than done. But so are most things in life which are worth doing.

I don't expect it to be an overnight change. I just expect to see more effort from Bitcoiners who constantly preach the evils of fiat. They don't seem to be trying very hard to create local, circular economies. When you listen to them talk, NGU is the dominant theme.

It's the lack of trying to use Bitcoin as a medium-of-exchange that is bothering me so much.

If Bitcoin isn't directly threatening the fiat system, then it (and we) have failed.