There is an awful lot of distraction available to occupy the minds of the masses, that is for sure.
Perhaps that is not entirely accidental.
Think about how the media generally avoid any serious examination of the fiat monetary system and its operators and even how it actually functions primarily upon debt. 

Solomonsatoshi

They are just average people with may too much on their plate to care about learning about bitcoin.

I'm not sure I agree.  The average person's time is so filled with TV, sports, and random entertainments that it isn't really accurate to say they have too much on their plate.

That's my experience with people, anyway.  They say they're swamped, but they devote hours and hours to pretty meaningless pursuits.

mostly_harmless

Bitcoin is complex; people are busy

billytheked

> They are just average people with may too much on their plate to care about learning about bitcoin.

I'm not sure I agree.  The average person's time is so filled with TV, sports, and random entertainments that it isn't really accurate to say they have too much on their plate.

That's my experience with people, anyway.  They say they're swamped, but they devote hours and hours to pretty meaningless pursuits.