Quote from: mizike29 on October 28, 2011, 07:20:04 PM

...you do not need that level of privacy...

Most people do not need that level of privacy most of the time. Many people would like more privacy for a lot of silly things (like the inflatable woman). There are also a lot of illegal activities for which it makes sense to seek privacy.

To most people I would suggest that the only attraction of Bitcoin is the potetntially lower transaction fees. When you consider only those that already use Bitcoin I expect you'll find a larger proportion which highly value freedom and/or privacy. If all of the things you want to do are either legal or carry a low probability of a mild penalty then you are lucky indeed, particularly if, by some miracle, you were born into the country with these ideal laws!