Thank you for your answers. I still don't quite get it though.
Ok, so bitcoin isn't just a payment method, it's a currency. And it doesn't have a central bank, the bank is seen as a problem here.
That would draw some libertarians, not many others.
And some technocrats would be interested in the implementation. For me, I don't see any big benefit yet.
The way I see it.
Fees, too small to warrant switching form a well established currency.
Chargebacks, solveable by insurance.
Freezing, a problem if you're wikileaks, not for many others. Don't keep all money in one place and you should be fine.
Here's where I see some benefit.
Full anonymity is possible if you're only doing virtual things? But not if I mix the two. When I buy my first pizza for my bitcoins they can link that to my I2P-website.
Is there somewhere I can read about how to be fully anonymous? I'm thinking of ways to reward those who provide valuable services to I2P, nothing illegal. Just to be clear about that. Some things might be questionable though. Supporting a I2P-torrenttracker might be one of those.
However the person running such a service has no real use of the coins, other than pushing it around the I2P network. Right?
For regular services on the internet I would not accept Bitcoin. Too insecure. Not possible to insure against value fluctuations. Among other things.
It does have some benefits, but it's no "killer app".
Find some place where bitcoin "fits" and build a community there. Perhaps the anonymous networks, perhaps somewhere else. I'm afraid bitcoin will never take off, just existing as a fun thing for the libertarians and anarchists. :-)
I would love to be wrong though.