> I am saying that you need to consider all facets of the technology. And to your point the author did assess it as a medium of exchange and deemed it a failur

> I am saying that you need to consider all facets of the technology. And to your point the author did assess it as a medium of exchange and deemed it a failure. > but that doesn't mean it won't in the future or that it has other useful properties today Just as you think it has a future, the author thinks it doesn't - hence the short position. But saying that the author didn't consider all aspects is disingenuous - they literally did, they just don't agree with you. Also, you talked about other uses like "protocol and secure network". Aren't these just features of the technology that powers BTC (e.g. blockchain)?