I think we still live fine without having Bitcoin being actively used in our real lives.
Everything's fine, until it's not. You could probably argue that you
currently don't need bitcoin if you live in a country with a somewhat "healthier" economy(for now, at least) like the United States, but in the future? Let's see. You just hope that no one gets to mess up the economy either by corruption, or mismanagement. Also, let's not forget our buddies in countries with dumpstered economies like Zimbabwe and Venezuela.