...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.
Indeed, but it doesn't need a computer just to access bitcoin because there's an alternative way to get it like phone which I am using now, as long as you have internet connection you could access it. But you are still right, it will takes time for bitcoin to become mainstream due to lack of access. Anyway, bitcoin is just an alternative way of payment still the USD is most useful.