> Realistically, I've come to think cryptocurrency just isn't for me; it's too damned easy to lose.
I think this is one of the reasons that Bitcoin has never taken off in any real-world sense. (Yes, criminals and speculators love it. But aside from that, its use is trivial.) The math is very cool, but the anthropology was incredibly weak.
People who build real consumer products spend a lot of time studying users and solving small problems for them. As you see even in this thread, early adopters always deride the dumbness, weakness, and laziness of mainstream users. But derision doesn't cause adoption. Indeed, it often blocks the humility and hard work needed to make something competitive in the real world.
I think this is one of the reasons that Bitcoin has never taken off in any real-world sense. (Yes, criminals and speculators love it. But aside from that, its use is trivial.) The math is very cool, but the anthropology was incredibly weak.
People who build real consumer products spend a lot of time studying users and solving small problems for them. As you see even in this thread, early adopters always deride the dumbness, weakness, and laziness of mainstream users. But derision doesn't cause adoption. Indeed, it often blocks the humility and hard work needed to make something competitive in the real world.