I was the same. So its performance so far does give some grounds for hope, and has already empowered many people to do many things that would otherwise not have been done. Bitcoin has already empowered those of us who question and reject the dangerous and corrupting power the banks have come to hold over us and our governments. But I still doubt there are enough of us for Bitcoin to succeed in the true and full sense- at best I hope for more of the partial victories we have already had. Even if a few communities and nations can adopt as El Salvador has partially done there is hope that The Bitcoin Standard can have the chance to show what it is capable of- but look at how the IMF has leveraged the debt ES is already enslaved under to restrict their freedom to adopt. The fiat debt slavery bankers cartel is the most powerful entity in the world, and owns most governments. They are responding to Bitcoin in the most cunning capture and control strategy, as can be expected.