Hmm... I'm so glad I have all of my bitcoins "under a matress" right now. In times like these, I really do wonder about the future of bitcoin. When people ask me "what can you buy with bitcoins?", I'm not really sure what to say anymore, because I don't really trust anyone enough to buy anything with bitcoins. I'd rather buy items with paypal, and sell items for bitcoin. And I will settle for selling items for paypal.
Has the bootstrapping of the bitcoin economy hit an insurmountable wall?
How much value will bitcoin have if everyone stuffs them in the mattress ?