9 out of 10 people didn't 'need' or 'want' the internet in the early 90's, give it time.
In fact, the company in charge of the glass fiber infrastructure needed months of advertising in order to get 30% of the region to accept glass fiber while fiber is clearly a huge advantage over what we have currently (note that in this region the maximum internet speed was about 8Mb/s before fiber)
I don't get this Internet comparison that people keep making. The Internet was largely used by researchers and scientists in the early 1990s, but basic packet switching technology merely serves as the foundation for the world wide web, which is what most people would now refer to simply as "the Internet". At this point in history, there was no reason for consumers to use the Internet unless they needed access to resources on university networks or something specific. But people certainly recognized the utility of the Internet and it was appreciated.
Once the world wide web was developed and companies such as AOL released software portals for subscribers, the service took off almost overnight. There's no comparison with bitcoin. The world wide web and development of affordable personal computers ushered in a new paradigm. People could chat with strangers online who had similar interests, e-mail friends and family instantly, and gain access to a massive amount of information online.
With bitcoin, you can... make payments over a peer to peer network. It's an interesting development in the world of currency, but it's not a game changer. Hence, the average person just isn't that interested in it, aside from the potential to make money from speculating.
As long as nations and banks keep their books hidden and private, continuing to issue as much currency as they like, then yes, nothing will change. I truly hope that bitcoin and the distributed, verifiable blockchain system of transactions becomes the new standard. Just imagine if a nation or politicians or banks had to show you what they were really spending the money on.
Actually. Fuck that. I usually try to be level headed but
there is no real money anymore! Not dollars, not stocks, not gold. This whole financial system is one big scam.
Bitcoin is the closest we have, and if you think this beta project is gonna go nice and smooth, you got another thing comin'.