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internet is 41 years old and at 61% adoption now. Majority of that adoption came in the last 20 years, and majority of that 20 years’ adoption came in the last 7-10 years. 

Maybe 0.1%  people were using internet till 1995, then “gradually then suddenly moment” happened.

14 years is a very small time to have 10% adoption. We are right now at around less than 0.1% adoption. It takes time for everyone to understand bitcoin.
Bitcoin maybe be at 10% by 2034, next 10 years will be face melting in the terms of Bitcoin adoption. 

Bitcoin is running on ~25 GW is enough to fathom is magnitude. 

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Currently it is not that necessary to stay private on bitcoin. When privacy is necessary, it will incentives developers to build one, we will get those tools may soon, ‘Joinstr - coinjoin on nostr’ soon will come, and it will be cheap for many people than now to use bitcoin privately.

As exchanges block coinjoined bitcoin, those bitcoin will become even more valuable, remember that Black market has premium every time. Even circular economy for coinjoined bitcoin will emerge soon.

On NOSTR, we are seeing bitcoin circular economy, anyone can send Value to anyone on NOSTR, soon colleges and schools will use nostr and bitcoin, zap.stream is one example.

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For scaling solutions, yes we will get it, brilliant People are building for Bitcoin, check eCash, BitVM by Robin Linus, ZK proofs, DLCVM by Allen Ferrington.
People asked same questions for the internet too but here we are. We can talk 4K video call over the internet, soon VR frenzy too.

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We need decentralisation for the Humanity to be freedom. 
Fast transaction around the globe with centralised system/blockchain have no meaning at all.

We need Freedom Money so stop inflation and let the productivity gain reach the individual in the form of increased purchasing power of that currency. 
That’s the only way to free the society from the control and manipulation.

We will achieve true growth, justice, freedom when money which is the oxygen of the economy flows without any manipulation and rules are same for everyone.


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And yes Bitcoin has many flaws but as long as decentralisation is secured, everything will be achieved. 

To understand Bitcoin, one needs to be humble first and be open for ideas far bigger than themselves, that’s why I sais Bitcoin is am Ego test,
High IQ people may not get Bitcoin but people living in Egypt, Argentina and Other high inflationary nations are grasping Bitcoin soon.

Decentralisation is necessary to build strong and free society.

Everything in the universe is decentralised, all principles and laws of the universe are there in every tiny atoms and particles and out of which many phenomena occurs.
If gravity or other laws of the universe kept changing, life would not have exist. 
We need one global monetary rules and Bitcoin is becoming it as more and more people find it amazing.
Still only 18000 people around the world run a node and Bitcoin takes 0.05% of the world’s electricity and only 0.07% of the globe wealth is stored in Bitcoin, after 15 years.

Few are betting for Bitcoin and many more are betting against it, I am betting for Bitcoin, and I have my own arguments and study for that, Yes I want bitcoin to succeed for the Humanity to thrive, I can’t remain pessimist on Bitcoin, I always doubt Bitcoin and still be optimistic.

I discuss Bitcoin in Hindi language on “Unboxing Bitcoin” and in Gujarati language on “Bitcoin Gujarati”, on YouTube and NOSTR both.
I learn about Bitcoin, keep reading different perspectives. 

Even I sometime doubt Bitcoin but Then I try to find the answers, and till now,  Bitcoin has won.


I would love to host you on my PodCast and we can discuss this thing in more details.