Some people don’t trust the government, other people do. I like a liquid, fungible asset not controlled by the government. Statists don’t. It’s a philosophical debate more than a technical one at this point.
Personally, I like a currency I can walk into a shop and buy a sandwich with.
That makes you <checks notes> a "statist", apparently.
If the only use case for crypto was to buy sandwiches then it wouldn't be a trillion dollar asset class. That isn't the main use case at this point
In at least one nation state, El Salvador, Bitcoin is an option for buying a sandwich with.
Bitcoin gives individuals the ability to better protect their wealth/savings by storing it in a form where it can easily be hidden (thus protected). It amazes me some people think that's a bad thing.
They will never be silent.
The goalposts will move endlessly.