We all want bitcoin to be globally adopted right, you want to be able to use your bitcoin as a currency to buy foodstuffs, goods or service in your local community then what are you doing to encourage that? No one here can tell me that he/she hasn't sold anything before, so you have no excuse of not accepting bitcoin in exchange for what you sold be it your books, gadget or anything salable expect you never knew of bitcoin then.
I walked into my barbers shop yesterday then notice something was different (i took a closer look at what was printed on the A4 paper pasted on the notice board and it reads "We now accept Bitcoin & ETH as payment options" it went on to explain that ETH will be accepted for the $2 and below fees and bitcoin accepted for fees above that. It gave me joy because I was the one who introduced him to bitcoin few years back. As an act of encouragement I have promise to promote his business both online and in popular blockchain related gathering I attend.
Few of my previously sold gadget monetary value were received in cryptocurrency and i have come to realize if we want the world to take us seriously we have to act ourselves so I'm encouraging the service providers and others we have on forum to start accepting bitcoin, charity begins at home.
I am agree with your opinion. We are just small community who has no any power over big governments which have all resources for accepting new laws. Few years back everything was different and enjoyable. Everyone want to take profit from markets so no need to force this community.
Governments are elected by people. If majority of people want bitcoin no government can do any thing about it. They cant jail half of its population. Unity is power. Before that creating acceptability in masses is the most important requirement. We have take an initiative in our village.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5098721.0.
People think starting big online exchanges serving the world, we created Local Independent Micro Exchanges (LIME) with zero cost in our villages. Government can jail single big exchange owner but can jail all small exchange owners. One big exchange can control and manipulate exchange rates but LIME's are independent to set their own prices which can be accepted or rejected by general public. General public are free to go to any LIME's who can give better exchange rate. Now my village farmers who are uneducated can invest in bitcoin.