If you think that's true, you must assume that bitcoin is just a hokey experiement, because nobody would switch to it in the first place. Sure, if bitcoin were

If you think that's true, you must assume that bitcoin is just a hokey experiement, because nobody would switch to it in the first place. Sure, if bitcoin were widely used, it would be very hard for something else to overtake it. But it's not widely used yet. We have not really reached that point. Something else can still be http and bitcoin can still be gopher. That said, I am still speculating long-term on bitcoin becuase I don't think anybody can/will come out with something that is non-marginally better.