There are a lot of things no one ever does a good job of, but that doesn't make them not useful, nor does it mean that they wouldn't by more useful if they did a better-but-still-not-good job of it. Bitcoin is at least doing a less-awful job than any previous attempt managed.

>> You could argue...

> You could, but no one ever seems to do a good job of [making such an argument].

if your viewpoint is doing a "good job"then what would you prefer?

Bad job by a bunch of idiots. Some of them get paid by the system, most are high calibre and can milk the teat of corporate inquisitions. They absolutely know their subject material, so it comes down to opinion....

or

Bad specs from a bunch of profiteering idiots?

Why would anyone who was ahead of the curve ever give this stuff away? The path for Bitcoin and all other cryptos actually lies far away from the 'internet money" crossover dilemnas we have today. Big blocks of silicon heating snowdrifts is already out of date