I am generally interested assuming that only bitcoiners are around here, how many of you are actually able to pay and use bitcoin (lightning) on a daily basis.
I just now sparked my interest in lightning again but I hardly have any opportunity to pay locally. There are a few niche or specific opportunities on the web, but in my living area there is an absolut lack of the ability to use IRL which I miss desparately.
So my question: Do you use bitcoin in your day to day life
No, but I would like to48.0%
No, I am not interested4.0%
Yes (primarily online)36.0%
Yes (IRL)12.0%
25 votes \ poll ended
Technically, I'm in the "YES (PRIMARILY ONLINE)" category, but "NO, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO" feels more accurate.
My daily use of Bitcoin is supporting content creators on Fountain, SN, and Nostr, as well as a little wagering at FreeBitcoin.
I'm eager to find opportunities to replace fiat transactions with Bitcoin, but I'm not interested in buying a bunch of stuff I don't need just because the vendor accepts Bitcoin.
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The killer app is saving. Just think of how strong the cryptography is that secures every sat. If you hold you're using. Spending is still more of a niche use.
I get paid weekly in sats
Does it count if I'm zapping posts on nostr and SN? lol
I think that is really essential for the final goal being free of fiat, showing and experiencing that bitcoin is not only an asset or a possibility to save but also possess all the properties / traits to be an actual currency. And while (dont get me wrong value4value is important) spending sats in nostr / SN is important its not what I meant, I mean e.g. having the ability to buy a coffee or something from local store using lightning
Yeah I don't have a coffee shop that accepts Bitcoin, and even if I did I would need to know that they want the Bitcoin and aren't just going to sell it at the point of sale.
I would pay with Bitcoin even if I knew they were just going to exchange it for fiat.
I don't blame them for preferring fiat. They need to pay their employees, creditors, etc, 99.9% of whom all prefer fiat.
But if you pay with Bitcoin you are telling them there a bitcoin economy exists and there is a demand for paying in bitcoin