Deny it all you like but this article is largely correct. There is a strong tendency in Bitcoin circles to deny any viewpoint that does not support a self serving NGU hopium narrative. This tendency is understandable as those who 'get' Bitcoin already have already invested in it.

I am constantly amazed at the fear and hostility that most 'ordinary' (non Bitcoiner) people I encounter express regarding Bitcoin. IMO it is a combination of fear based on ignorance, and strongly presented misinformation/FUD.

Money is a human construct - it is not real except for our acceptance and perception of it- remember the first time you made a Bitcoin transaction- for me it blew me away that this was possible, but was also a little scary- because- it required me to dismantle my lifelong perception of money as the thing until that time was controlled by the government and banks.

I believe that for most people this shift in perception and trust is very difficult to achieve and so they remain in ignorance and fear. The FUD aims to keep them there.

Trump, Bukele, Musk - are all disrupters, rebels and non conformists prepared to question the orthodoxy. I have mixed opinions of them but respect their willingness to disrupt, as in some cases disruption is required.

Bitcoiners are generally more prepared to question authority and the status quo, but most people are not. Bitcoin frightens most people, IMO, because most people do not understand fiat money but have nevertheless accepted it as a very important power structure and concept shaping their lives and they naturally struggle to shift to a Bitcoin paradigm.

Unless you first understand fiat it is difficult to appreciate Bitcoins true value.