Your mention of no serious alternatives is a good one (and reminds me of Bitcoin T.I.N.A. (There is no Alternative) from a few years ago - though he may be back?)....

An alternative will pop up in the future - of that you should be assured.... The world is full of very smart people doing very smart things and much like the Black hat/White hat hackers working on Bitcoin right now - there is a certain beauty in the world of these dichotomies and an elegance to the dance of good and evil. (Though I do not believe in such absolutes as good or evil - I do believe in the perspective or consensus of what humanity considers good or evil)

Humans on both sides of Bitcoin will likely be fighting over it for a very long time - I believe we are at the beginning of the next chapter of growth and flourishing as a result of Bitcoin overwriting the base layer of value communication for us all. The resulting freedoms will allow humans to flourish in ways only dreamed of by our ancestors.

I think as a bear you can look in the mirror and ask yourself what world you want to work/build towards... and work towards that.

Afterall - all of us are nothing but the reflections of all the input we receive from those around us.