Bitcoin is not near as big of a threat as the fiat system is to itself. Bitcoin is just an escape hatch. Imagine believing you’re kidnapped and believe the key to your handcuffs is a threat. Fiat is peak Stockholm syndrome. 

 *Imagine that you’re kidnapped 

 being a threat to a bad system is not a bad thing. 

 Absolutely. I also find it helpful when talking to normies to point out how the fiat system is responsible for their pain, and bitcoin is a solution. 

 That’s the bit that gets tricky