i can see the subject of this thread is a question about what is stopping people from using bitcoin ...
my answer is NOTHING at all ,but the whole thread arises a question in my mind at same time :

why someone may use a diferent curency for ?
i recall in my country Greece around 80's when someone had a medical problem or urgent need to spend money abroad ,
there was a need to find US$ or some other hard currency instead of Drachmas ,so even black-market was alive for that NEED

conclusion > the real question is : what kind of goods,services or whatever we NEED and if something of all that is offered
for bitcoins then its positive to say : " I NEED TO BUY BITCOINS "

offering unique goods or services only for bitcoins can be the way to make Bitcoin better.

hello there !
i am just 3 days into bitcoin world thanks to faucets and i have good time more than any other thing or game i played in the internet so far
it is amazing to have a near-real money curency to play with ,no matter how much it worths,that reminds me some hours i spend watching serious poker playing with fun-money in pokerstars.
most of all ,the fair proof of those mini-games like dice or minesweeper it is a great experience for me and besides any profit i see my time well-spend, versus other games or internet activities.
i like reading a lot about anything interesting and there is a lot of reading around bitcoin world.

as about the statement this post has i think it is good there are faucets still around to let people like me (newcomers) to play with this wonder called bitcoin or cryptocurencies in general

have a nice day everyone ,Elias



PS my blockchain.info has already 0.32$ worth of bitcoins