I'm new here and don't know much about bitcointalk forums. But I thought about Bitcoin for a while. At one point I wondered what it would be like if Bitcoin was a physical currency instead of a digital currency. It would not have gained so much popularity, and its price would not have increased so much. If it were a physical currency, it would be very difficult to buy, how would you buy? And had to go to different stores to sell or buy. How difficult it would have been then. Are you thinking about this?
I don't know your location but if you are not from the US and Europe, I am not sure your nation's currency is popular. Many factors contributes to the popularity of a currency. My country's currency is not well-known outside our sub-region.
Even in the face of daily increases in the development of more digital currency, bitcoin's popularity keeps growing which means that it is not just the digital currency status that is making it more popular. Bitcoin is popular because of its uniqueness which distinguishes it from other currencies. It has given people the uncommon privilege of enjoying privacy and bypassing financial middlemen. It has also helped people to have unlimited access to their funds which is not common with conventional fiat currency. OP it is true that the digital nature of bitcoin has made it easy to acquire it. But don't also forget that many countries also have CBDC and they are not still popular.