The real deal's always present regardless of price action. Be well reminded to use the very same points the next time the price spikes to new highs (and it will, mind you, many times in many cycles).
But yes, it has changed the way we view money, it may not have brought about a complete change to our spending habits, or how we treat money and send it to one another, but it's definitely a nice spot to be knowing there's an alternative that growing each day as preferable to anything else we've ever known.
P.S. Nothing says expert than the conflicting advice of "never allow emotions to do the thinking" followed immediately by "go with your gut feeling".
Wow! Thanks for taking note of the conflicting advice, I must say that you are quite an observant person with eyes for details
However we know that gut feeling is a subset of emotions and the use of the word emotion in "never allow emotions to do the thinking" was vague or ambiguous, the specific emotion I was addressing was that of panic
Psychologists will tell you that humans are emotional and only rationalize a decision based on emotions in order not to appear irrational