What do you mean by taken over? They may have taken over your media space, but certainly not mine.

I "got" into Bitcoin in 2016 p2p. I'm still doing p2p now, it simply makes sense for me to use the network I've trusted (and who trusts me). I still have to scramble for a different wallet each time someone wants some other currency, Bitcoin's simply the easiest for me, the one I trust in the most, the one I know will always have a willing buyer wherever I travel.

I don't know if that circle ever really did shrink. It's just other circles have grown. But the premise of digital cash has never lost its meaning for a lot of people.