Quote from: crypticj on April 09, 2023, 12:50:08 AM

Hello everyone!
I've been thinking a lot about Bitcoin adoption lately and I think that adoption is still pretty slow partly because of the Bitcoin reputation. Despite it being a progressive technology of the future, a lot of people still think that it's a joke.

So there is different opinion among people about Bitcoin. Some people consider Bitcoin as "criminal money" because it's often used on the dark web and helps criminals to get away with selling drugs and stuff.
There are also people who think that Bitcoin is a bubble that will explode and lose its value, so they don't trust it. It's probably because these people don't know how Bitcoin and blockchain work.
And there is a third group of people who think that Bitcoin is used just for gambling so they don't want to buy it.

I think it would be good if we can convince these people that they are wrong. I know that an obvious way to do it would be an education, which will help A LOT. But as for now, do you think there are other ways to change these people's opinions?
Like would it be good if we could create a system that somehow will make the life of criminals who use Bitcoin harder?

The actual problem of BTC is, in my opinion, is weak psychological perception, while fiat money have adorable effect. Most people got used to fiat money just because they believe in its reliability (though the reliability of a y fiat currency is far not that strong), and one more thing for psychological acceptance is good infrastructure: for fiag money there are ATMs, branches, all the shops/banks/employers are in favor of working with fiat, and there is no such infrastructure for BTC: none of financial structures are ready to work directly with bitcoin. While the system remains the same, BTC will remain no more than a way to earn fiat.