You see what you are looking for. What would adoption look like to you? I see an increasing number of people around the world using bitcoins for an increasing number of things.
Well, I could turn it around and say: You see what you are looking for. As I said, I see it as a speculative mania. I have nothing more to add.
What would money look like to you? I traded something for bitcoins, after some time I traded those bitcoins for something I wanted. That looks like it is functioning as money.
Well, just because some small number of people did what you refer to, doesnt mean its real money. I have adressed already, why I feel bitcoin is not real money (
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.3926046).
What would value look like to you? Right now I check my balance and I see I have X bitcoins. I can choose to hold those X bitcoins or trade them for Y. The person selling Y seems to agree with me that those X bitcoins have a value of Y.
Just because somebody agrees with you that something has value, doesnt mean it actually has value. Its like saying: It has a price today, so why does it not have value. Enron also had a price once.
I really fail to see abundance here. Maybe you could expand on that?
21 million plus numerous altcoins people can switch to is absolute abundance, especially if nobody wants the damn tokens.
I have explained already, why I feel bitcoin is not scarce:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-is-not-scarce-366523