There's a lot to unpack in your friend's quote, I'll only address some of it.
Bitcoin needs a network to operate. Right now, that network is the Internet.
Long before we have to resort to using post-apocalyptic mesh networks, we'll get along just fine using overlay networks like Tor.
There are a lot of
very determined,
very intelligent Bitcoiners with "hacker"[1] mindsets that are willing to die on this hill.
I don't believe the regulators have a hope in hell of stopping this thing.
[1]
The Conscience of a HackerI agree with this 100%. I am not worried about Bitcoin because I will continue to learn how to use it. I don’t care if it’s worth $100 on an exchange. I believe Bitcoin is real money. I just like to have answers other than “oh, that’ll never happen”, because shit happens. I do not trust the government, and I do not believe a manufactured civil war is beyond the realm of possibility.
I’m thinking about how we will keep Bitcoin going if some apocalyptic event does happen. I believe this is important- just in case. If Bitcoin is to survive for a thousand years, then it must outlive governments.