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19 sats \ 2 replies \ @028559d218 OP 8 Mar \ parent \ on: Bitcoin Users... and *especially* Lightning users live in a Total Bubble (sofar) bitcoin
I am hopeful that people (a lot more people) will figure out Bitcoin and separate it from 'crypto.' I am also hopeful... that eventually it will be used Peer to Peer regularly and Lightning will be 'common'. Used in commerce all the time and 'capital markets' similar to 'gold coins' from hundreds or thousands of years ago...
But the education is desperately missing, and that opens the door for unethical actors, misinformation, and unfortunately scams to proliferate.
It's decentralized with no 'leadership' or 'marketing team'... but that means progress is really, really slow and eternal September.
I am still hopeful too as the protocol has already demonstrated incredible success given the radical nature of the change it represents.
The forces seeking to obstruct Bitcoins use as a MoE are however considerable as are those who see it as simply a speculative commodity plaything.
If enough people want the freedom and monetary integrity it offers it should survive and continue to develop.
Bitcoin at 60% of the entire market cap shows the learning process is ongoing.
Regarding LN it has become a lot easier to use and I think many who tried it a few years ago may not realise it is now much more functional-reliable. There is a fair chance it can now grow in adoption...whereas early on it was not easy to use.
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Stacker news (and Nostr too I guess) gives me hope. As do things like... Bitrefill and even some of the Lightning-gambling sites because they're pretty close to permission-less.
I think that the Trump administration... is radial and incompetent enough to actually give Bitcoin a shot not because they understand it but because they're like a bull in a China shop so anything is possible.
And yes I agree if people want it enough (the freedom and integrity) then it will succeed.
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