3. The price would be much higher if bitcoin went mainstream in a thriving economy with government approval, rather than a negative environment with no spending and only storage. Things would be growing, and money would circulate hundreds of times faster.
If being "mainstream with government approval" were such a good thing, there would be no need of any cryptocoin.
You think Bitcoin's only feature is to subvert the government? Maybe you should read the white paper on Bitcoin and learn more about its functionality... micropayments, digital contracts, anti double spending, security, overhead cost savings, just to name a few.