and you make an excellent point.
in order for the whole bitcoin/ethereum/blockchain thing to be the next internet, the next personal computer, the next big thing, whatever that is....
it must be used and adopted by normal people who do NOT understand the technology, and don’t need to.
they are simply doing something differently which makes their life a little better
I don’t think anyone knows or can really project when/where/how bitcoin/ethereum/blockchain makes that move into the mainstream
but if it does, then, it will be here to stay and the bitcoin maximalists (and ethereum maximalists) will be proven right and will be crazy rich.....
(there was a time when only tech people thought that the internet was cool, and that owning a computer was cool....)
“..(there was a time when only tech people thought that the internet was cool, and that owning a computer was cool....)”
Point well taken - and I agree - with one caveat:
In the case of personal computers, the average user doesn’t need to understand the technology in order to be convinced of its usefulness. Similarly, we don’t all need to be auto-mechanics to drive automobiles.
Is that the case with a currency? I don’t think so. I think there is no way to trust a currency without understanding of what it is - or at least thinking you do.
Perhaps there should be an eighth characteristic: tangibility.