We might stop using cash but not now. Maybe after decades. Chances of cash going extinct soon are very low. There are still under developed countries where technology hasn't been advanced yet and has no idea how the internet and modern networking works. So yeah, we might see extinction but not now.

The price keeps on fluctuating. If you want to get into bitcoin and believe on it, then you should invest now. It's never late to invest on bitcoin. The prices might go down after you invest, but don't panic and just keep on holding, you will see the price going upwards once again. It all depends on how strong you are and how long you can hold it.

Not paranoid. They do it on purpose for their own gain. Spreading FUD and causing people who panic to sell all their coins, so that they can invest when the price is low. Either that or people who does not understand how bitcoin works and starts screaming "dead" when they see the price fall.

There was no pump and dump. People  bought bitcoins to get free bitcoingold with it, just like the last fork. People kept on buying which caused the price rise. Now people are selling off their bitcoins to since they already got thier alt coin causing the price to go down a bit. Give it few more days and we will see a bit stability.

There is just a "simple" reason behind it. They can't/don't control bitcoin. The government want to take hold of everything. Giving you freedom means making the power of government over you weak. Since they cannot control and regulate bitcoin, it becomes hard for them to keep track of your transactions. They cannot impose tax over you. They feel that this coins will be used only for committing crimes, despite the fact that people also uses fiat to cause trouble.

Not really. Gambling depends totally on luck. There are no statistics or data which can be used to predict your luck in gambling. Everything depends upon pure luck. It's like you either win or lose all. But in trading you can collect statistics and data to predict future price which are accurate or nearly accurate most of the time. You can exit out anything with minimum loss. So risk while trading is more manageable and can be minimized.

Actually not much is known about bitcoin gold yet. The developers haven't stated anything much about  bitcoin gold. We just know that there is going to be a different proof-of-work algorithm. This fork will allow individuals to mine using GPU while in bitcoin ASIC mining hardware caused general users to get out of the mining scene.

It is going to be another alt coin indeed. Its just a friendly fork with no intention to compete with bitcoin or bitcoin cash as stated by their own  developers. All they want to do is make mining decentralized "again". They believe that GPU mining will allow everyone to join and start mining unlike ASIC miners which creates a barrier for average users.

The price is currently going nuts and wild. Price went up by ~$400 and ended up reaching $6000 within few hours which is crazy. We can expect to see $7000 before the end of year. Or we might see a new correction after the fork and people are done claiming their free bitcoinGold.

FUDs won't be destroying bitcoin. It will just be causing some swing in the price of the currency. The fluctuation will be temporary and price recovers soon enough. Recovery stage is fast because after few hours of price drops, new investors sees it as an opportunity to invest on bitcoin when the price is low, which in return caused the price to go backup and stabilize.

You should know that bitcoin transactions are not completely anonymous. And why do you think that credit cards are more convenient for shopping than bitcoin? Transactions made through credit cards can be rejected anytime. You credit card information can be stolen without you noticing and others can easily spend your cash. Credit cards always links to you, so no anonymity for you. And sometimes some regions won't accept your card if you are from a different region. You need to fill too much information before you can transact using your card. Too much hassle compared to bitcoin in my opinion.

There is no such thing as "bankrupt" in bitcoin. Bitcoin may lose its value, and the price may drop down extremely low, but chances are very low, unless the whole world bans bitcoin. But if everything remains stable, the price will keep on going up. The total coin supply is limited, but the demand for bitcoin will keep on increasing day by day as new investors starts to join causing the price to go up. Just simple economics.

We might see more stability in price after the fork instead of price falling. If everything goes smoothly, the price won't be an issue, just like the previous fork, where price went up when everything ended up being fine. Though this fork is more friendly and won't be causing any trouble to the network, and a bit different from the previous fork, the scenario might be a bit different.

The government hates bitcoin since it is very hard to regulate. Lack of regulation causes criminals less trouble using this currency. Imposing tax becomes impossible for the government. They hate it cause they do not have any control over your money.
To answer your last question, yes your transactions can be traced to you. Bitcoin is not completely anonymous, rather pseudonymous. Google that term and you will understand what it is.

His anonymity was extremely essential and needed. Bitcoin is decentralized and with him being anonymous makes it more strong. If he did show up some people might feel that he is the owner of bitcoin network. And since he would be the leader, he would have faced a lot of pressure. He would have been forced to change protocols of bitcoins by the regulators so they could easily regulate bitcoin.

There will not be any such competition. Each coin has it's own value along with its feature. They are going to run side by side without causing any issue. Do know that this isn't any kind of competition, rather than preference based on features. But if we still do consider each coins as a contestant, bitcoin will always be leading on the top. Has its own advantage since its the first crypto to be developed.

Chances are very low, but not impossible. Based on last few years changes, specially the last  year, sounds reasonable but still with very less chances.  Quite ambitious and should not be surprised with such sudden changes. Though I am expecting to see  $6000+ within/before the end of the year.

Not sure if it will happen within this month, but higher chances of having $6000+ with the end of the year. Too many events coming up which might affect the price of bitcoin. But everything goes fine and no issues arises from different countries we can expect to see $6000+ soon.
Not really. Before fork we might see some dip in price, but after fork if everything goes fine we will see the price go up just like the previous fork.

If you are saying that the price is too high and you can't invest, then remember you don't need to own one whole bitcoin. You can buy fractions of a bitcoin and invest on it. You can also trade with those bitcoin.
And about the price rise, it will keep on rising. As new crypto users or investors increases, demand for bitcoin will increase thus causing the price to go up.

You chose to spend $4 on fee. You could have adjusted your fee (most clients allow you to set custom fee) to smaller amount and just wait few more minutes before your transaction gets confirmed. As long as your transaction does not get dropped, your transaction will confirm. I usually send with a  fee of <$0.20 and get confirmed within ~20-30 mins.