Not exactly. El Salvador blew it when it gave away the $30 all in one go. It should've rewarded citizens based on participation (like a sort of cashback), not just downloading and installing the wallet
he does that on two motives, one is to help the citizens adapt to the use of bitcoin by having some stash in the wallet so that they can all have a reason more for it engagement, he also do that in other to consider the less privileged and for every single citizens to have at least that little amount to earn a living
Most everyone immediately downloaded the Chivo app. For the first week, I saw about 1/3 using the Chivo wallet. I have seen a handful since. Most people spent it right away. But I do think it is helping with remittances in amounts of $20 - $30 because it removes the 25% transaction fee. Everyone I send to sends me a screenshot and I see "convert to USD" checked.
I would like to be able to receive Bitcoin as change from SuperSelectos, Texaco and other large establishments.
One of the things we should understand about El Salvadorans is the fact that there is high rate of poverty in that region and most of the citizens saw the $30 airdrop on their chivo wallet as a means to earn a living and help them and they family and most of the did not take time to utilize the opportunity to own Bitcoin and try the thing out for long term goals.
The major problem with the El Salvador Bitcoin adoption presently is the lack of motivation on the side of the citizens and the lack support for the government to help push the Bitcoin project in that country forward. Many of the citizens do not want to sacrifice efforts to help in improving the economic situation of the country, hard it has been that the citizens give the same push to Bitcoin as the governments pushing the level of most of the projects that could have helped salvage the struggling economy of El Salvador at least the country could have been able to push through the Bitcoin bond that could have funded the first government own Bitcoin mining in that country that could have been a source of employment for El Salvadorans.
All about awareness or basic knowledge about Bitcoin on the first place.If the government had missed out on doing so then expect that citizens will really be that ignoring on what bitcoin is all about.
They would be minding mainly on that free 30 bucks which they could get on downloading that Chivo wallet and would forget it afterwards but there are some might really be that get curious but if
we do tend to compare to those who arent then there's so much difference but still surprisingly the President still pursue on accumulating much bitcoin despite of the current market
condition and the situation in regarding about failed adoption or making it as a legal tender but honestly its just too early to make out some conclusions.