i've been around this community a few years and i still don't get why anyone would chose bitcoin.
don't get me wrong i believe in an alternative p2p currency, but to me bitcoin certainly doesn't cut it.
about the only answer people have is first mover advantage. but that's pretty much it.
bitcoin seems to, over time, be drifting more into a centralised system, core dev team where so few as 5 completely control the code, backed by what has come to light time and time again a very questionable central organisation.
have VC with their little startups jumping on board left right and center, and we know their goals
, bitcoin's heading more and more like being the bank product it was meant to be an alternative to 
seems the only way to back bitcoin is keep your head it the sand and hope it'll all turn out good in the end........
don't get me wrong i believe in an alternative p2p currency, but to me bitcoin certainly doesn't cut it.
about the only answer people have is first mover advantage. but that's pretty much it.
bitcoin seems to, over time, be drifting more into a centralised system, core dev team where so few as 5 completely control the code, backed by what has come to light time and time again a very questionable central organisation.
have VC with their little startups jumping on board left right and center, and we know their goals
, bitcoin's heading more and more like being the bank product it was meant to be an alternative to seems the only way to back bitcoin is keep your head it the sand and hope it'll all turn out good in the end........
We can make such an extreme step in society to go from bank/gov money to the perfect p2p peoples money just like that. People will gain back power in stages, bitcoin is a very large step as it is considering you can produce your own money via mining.