You don't trust Bitcoin-based systems today, but will you tomorrow? What fascinates me is the number of people who answer that question with a definitive "NO!"

You don't trust Bitcoin-based systems today, but will you tomorrow? What fascinates me is the number of people who answer that question with a definitive "NO!", some even going as far as this guy with a "NO AND YOU SHOULDN'T TOO OR YOU'RE A CRIMINAL AND I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO STOP YOU!" Yet when you read their justification for their absolutist position, it's always based on flaws in today's systems and services, or a naive tacit assumption that every problem must be solved with an automated solution baked into the protocol, or a strawman belief that just because some Bitcoin supporters think it should replace cash that that is the only possibility worth discusing. Our present banking system - including regulatory oversight - did not develop in 5 years, so why do people expect the decentralised cryptocurrency environment to be any different? I have no idea if Bitcoin-based systems will become a material part of our civilization's future. Were I to guess, I think the technology is novel and interesting enough that something useful will come out of it. But I really don't understand people who seem to claim it definitely will or won't 'go big' - why don't they just sit back and see, or participate, and phrase their beliefs more conservatively with a good dose of "I don't know but I think ... because ..."? What's with all the prophets running around?