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I was gonna quote you but there is no point. This whole comment is great. The only thing I would add is that humanity has not evolved enough to realize that the current forms of organizing society aren't the best we can do. Most people I think sense something is wrong but they can't put their finger on why and for sure don't see a path out. We are still groping in the dark.
So we aren't gonna see the masses cry out for bitcoin for the reasons we do. It's not that bitcoin doesn't fix it as much as the things that need fixing are not as visible to enough people yet.
The only thing I would add is that humanity has not evolved enough to realize that the current forms of organizing society aren't the best we can do.
I'd argue it isn't a function of a lack of evolution, instead I'd point to propaganda having evolved to the point where it works extremely well in keeping most people in line.
It has evolved so well, that most people will think you're crazy for saying that the entire school system is designed to expose you to propaganda.
Most people I think sense something is wrong but they can't put their finger on why and for sure don't see a path out
- understanding self custody needs to improve
- wallets need to be more user friendly, have you seen blixt and sparrow lol
- there needs to be a cultural mindset of trusting code over the state
Until those things happen Bitcoin will stay as a toy for the awake and tech savvy
the interface between trust and trustless manifestations, is poorly developed
Very true, I didn't even cover this
An unfortunate example is the Canadian truckers protest, if they had kept their sats onchain they couldn't be touched but the off ramps became the attack vector
Using retailers that accepted sats would be the logical solution but not enough retailers do
I don't think the old guard is holding bitcoin back.
I think bitcoin's tech, specifically the interface between trust and trustless manifestations, is poorly developed. It's poorly developed because trust is regulated by governments and governments are:
Institutions using bitcoin are more bad than good for bitcoin because institutions are organs of governments and governments do not want bitcoin succeeding as money. However, some see institutional bitcoin as an intermediate step on the way to bitcoin succeeding as money because institutional bitcoin is inevitable. But, such a step can be both inevitable and destructive.