Quote from: spb25 on February 29, 2016, 01:42:19 AM

Quote from: cjmoles on February 29, 2016, 01:22:04 AM

I somewhat agree with the OP....I live in the mountains of California so there are places that are blacked out completely. However, we're talking about the United States here with it's somewhat unique economical system. We pay for what we want here....so, satellite service, while available in most areas, is costly. In other regions of the world their economic system is different, so many have access to the internet via satellite or local "hotspots" which are provided to them by their economic structure. There are also foundations, such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which not only provide satellite access in these regions but also provide the devices to connect to them as well.

So, yes, there are many spots in the US where access to the internet is precarious, but that's mostly a result of our economic system. The world is pretty much blanketed by satellite service....whether or not one utilizes that service is just a matter of economics. The same with prescription drugs in the US; they are available to us here in the US with a huge overhead, but they're cheap, if not free, in other regions. The fact that internet service is difficult for some of us to connect to in the US is further evidence that our economic system needs to be decentralized.

Yes, that is the first part of what I was saying. However, the second part was that even IF a person gets access to the internet, the convincing it will take to get people to turn their paycheck into a QR code will be near impossible in the foreseeable future.

Necessity will bring that change....When options are limited as they are in less fortunate regions around the world, bitcoin will be adopted out of pure necessity or economic advantage. We have several alternatives to choose from in the US so it's not necessary to adopt bitcoin yet. That's not the case in other regions due to hyperinflation or other factors.

There is YOUR world, and there is the non connected world. I am arguing that the non connected/ intimidated world is much larger than people on this forum believe.

That's what I'm counting on and that's what gives us the advantage as early adopters. Early bird gets the worm! Smile!!