one thing we do know about bitcoin is that it can take a punch and get back up.
there is probably no other new technology in history that has been bad-mouthed, ridiculed, shat-on-from-high-places like bitcoin.
We've had central bankers, top-ranking bureaucrats, bankers, economists, futurists, market-pundits, comp. science gurus all going out of their way to shit on a new technology for over 8 years, it's unprecedented. Are they afraid it might actually work and be a great technology? What does that say about them?
Take all the nastiest, hateful comments you've ever read about bitcoin and replace the word "bitcoin" with "computer", "software", "internet", "television" "radio", "electricity" or "the wheel" and .... well, there you have it. The social, emotional reactions to bitcoin are not rational; people generally cannot discuss or think about money rationally, they are trying to fight/denigrate a new technology politically or on philosophical grounds. Viewed from afar the overblown, irrational negative reactions look pathetic, distracted and disconnected from the reality of the situation. That's the best evidence yet that bitcoin is onto something, it threatens their livelihood, therefore it's worth a punt, the biggest punt in your life (imho).
You sound like Trump or Bush Jr trying to give a purposefully dumbed down speech to appeal to the lowest common denominator and manipulate them into believing something that isn't true.
Fact: It's 100% impossible to create a decentralized cryptocurrency because transaction validators are always designed to centralize through compound interest, economy of scale, foundry capital requirements, the fact adversarial mining is more effective against opponents with less hashpower, and numerous other variables.
Fact: Since transaction validators are ALWAYS designed to centralize, bitcoin has zero fundamentals, and thus zero value because it's just a non-fungible, completely centralized, permissioned ledger prison system in the endgame, kind of like the digital banking system that already exists.
There is no reason to support this garbage whatsoever over physical silver or gold, which is a far superior settlement system and dual use currency at the same time.