You are showing them how to get profit and such that means they treat it as some kind of investment. People wont really believe in new kind of investment nowadays and if you actually started off by telling more of its function then Im sure that you are going to get better response from those people
I believe that this is a good point. The BTC popularization will happen when it could be used as a payment system. Gold has tremendous value, but nobody uses it to pay their coffee.
We are moving toward this, the day when BTC will be used as a "regular" payment method. But, to do so, it needs to be more "stable" as a token of value. 100% valorization in 1 year doesn't make me wanting to spend BTC. And BTC only will be as popular as its cases of utilization.
Bitcoin has excellent potential, but has no support from the government. This is the only reason that prevents the formation of bitcoin as an international currency
I think the bitcoin does not need the support from the governments. As long as they do not hinder it, it is excellent.