I had a moment tonight that showed me that bitcoin really can grow due simply to its usefulness more than anything else. forget all the charts and the FUD, and listen to an exchange that will likely happen more often, causing a slow but steady adoption of bitcoin:
I owe my friend 35 euro. She's strapped for cash this week and really needs it. But she lives a while away from me and we're both busy the next couple days so we know we won't see each other. She sent me her bank details for a SEPA transfer. At best she'll get this money on Monday, more likely Tuesday- 3 or 4 days away. But I can't even transfer the money because my shitty bank's shitty online banking is offline again. As happens many times when I wish to use it.
I texted her a photo of the bank's 'currently unavailable' message to prove I wasn't bullshitting her and then explained that this is why I believe in bitcoin- if she had a bitcoin debit card, she would have that money available to spend ANYWHERE within one hour max. With the banks, 4 fucking days. She needs that money now but can't get it.
This was a case where a real world scenario that proved bitcoin is better than fiat in banks arose and I was able to spell out in simple terms why, in a way that inspired my friend to want to get on it asap. Pretty much thanks to the bitcoin debit card option- I only really realized in that moment just how cool my shiny new btc card is
So I linked her some sites and now she's gonna set herself up for bitcoin use
Another one on board. This is how it will grow. Slowly but surely.
