None said we want zero fees. You can not want to have mutually exclusive things like no fees and security at the same time. Any reasonable person knows this. So this argument is flawed.
I use banks because i HAVE to. Am legally forced, i can not get my salary in cash, or travel with cash, or buy a house. Legal tender is the logical opposite of free market currency.
IF bitcoin gets mainstream, integrated into world commerce you seriously think multinationals/tech companies/universities etc. won't run databases, mining centers, with their own copy of the blockchain, and can not organize or pay gladly for the upkeep of the network in change to the reduced overhead and increased (global) market reach thanks to bitcoin?
You guys a bit naive, if you want to go mainstream (read, billion users, total industries), and keep the scoutboy level system structure at the same time. One is not going to happen.
I totally agree. It seems some bitcoiners forget we have some duties outside here. We can't live with just btc.
I'm paid through a bank, I pay my taxes through banks... There is no other way.
Even the people saying "you can use a debit card working with btc" well yeah maybe but whatever. I won't put my salary on it without going through a bank first. And I'll not be able to pay my taxe in cash!