Therefore, I have decided to create a topic about a vision on Bitcoin's future. I only have two simple questions I'd like to be answered: How long have you been in the crypto sphere and how do you envision Bitcoin in the short/long term future?
If until 2016-2017 there were no laws regarding cryptocurrencies and the law could be easily interpreted so that nobody knew for sure what they should or should not do properly about owning, using and transactioning them, today we have laws that appear as if they are opposing more and more the fundamental ideas of cryptocurrencies - almost as if the intention behind these regulations was to destroy them while using this entire time the "cryptocurrencies are used in criminal activities" excuse.
But nobody realizes that the privacy we knew and our freedom are the wealth we've been taught to ignore for a lifetime.
I've been around for more than four years. I also found out about BTC from the news and family because Silk Road was shut down and there have been ongoing investigations and stuff. I hope that one day the scalability issue gets solved (perhaps with off-chain transactions, I don't know), and it gets as easy to pay with Bitcoin for pretty much everything as with a debit card. But that's a long-term perspective. As for a short-term one, I hope Bitcoin becomes more stable and more recognized by the authorities as money and gets favorable regulations.
In my country, it's still the way you describe 2016-2017, so maybe that's why I still feel quite optimistic about it. But your text is inspiring and those concerns make a lot of sense.