...compared to say u.s. dollar bills which you can hold in your hand or stuff in your mattress.
this is why bitcoins will not go mainstream because majority of human beings on this planet do not have access to a computer.
successful gold standards are things like toyota trucks, ak-47's, u.s. c-notes which thrive in places like afghanistan and africa.
They have access to a fast computer. A smart phone is a miniature computer. The gold standard is having access to smart phone devices. Use a simple Blockchain.info app and you have Bitcoins. You don't even need your Windows computer all you need is your smart phone. Are you living under the rock all this time. They need their smart phone more than food.