For what its worth, I do see cryptocurrencies as a revolution, just not Bitcoin as the survivor. I think a lot of people have a hard time distinguishing between

For what its worth, I do see cryptocurrencies as a revolution, just not Bitcoin as the survivor. I think a lot of people have a hard time distinguishing between bitcoin and the concept of a crypto-currency. The potential is pretty clear to me and anyone I meet with a STEM background. The biggest dissenters I meet in real life tend to be liberal arts backgrounds, no matter how educated. So even if they have a masters in econ, art, or a JD, or what have you, they tend to be down on Bitcoin, which I find fascinating! Meanwhile the people I know with STEM backgrounds like mechanical engineering, math, physics, etc think it is incredibly interesting, even when they don't own any or know too much about it. Really what I just wrote is a poor version of what PG wrote about bitcoin: "Hackers love it" So no, I don't think bitcoin will survive, but I think crypto-currencies are here to stay and we are seeing a small revolution. Just like the Internet, or file sharing, or countless other tech things that have happened in my young life.