I've had similar experiences driving & listening to Bitcoin pods. What I find interesting is thought that the mere existence of Bitcoin is limiting the printing of fiat currencies. There's now another denominator in which to measure fiat currency inflation. Prior to 2020, most people had never even heard of the term fiat currency.
It’s true, and a bit surprising how quickly some of these “previously-bitcoiner-and-libertarian/Austrian-economist” phrases and concepts are making their way into normie land