It&#x27;s all just part of the curve of slow bitcoin adoption.<p>First, bitcoin was completely unknown.<p>Then, bitcoin was outright laughed at (some HN commenters are still at this stage of evolution).<p>Next, people jumped on &quot;blockchain&quot; as a sort-of gateway drug, using it in sentences which amount to: &quot;Well, computers are useless. But the Internet, the Internet is where the real power comes from!&quot;.<p>Eventually, we will come full circle and people will realize that you cannot have a blockchain without bitcoin (or a close analog), which is what the bitcoin fanatics were saying right from the start.