Currently, I will agree with the argument that only the rich and the fairly educated ones are those having access to bitcoin. To those saying its not Satoshis dream to discriminate and that bitcoin is meant for everybody? How do the grandmother in the village use it when she does not have access to the internet or know how to use the internet?
how is that so? i wouldn't consider myself wealthy at all, yet i have access to bitcoin and feel comfortable using it on a regular basis. maybe we have differing definitions on what 'wealthy' entails, but my income puts me below the poverty line, and in the lowest federal tax bracket, i dont think theres too much to discuss on that matter, but who knows.
As times goes on there will be room to ensure that the poor and uneducated ones are brought into bitcoin after all, virtually everybody use a phone to either make or receive calls and text message. With various development in the banking system, where one can now do card less withdrawal and not even entering the bank, I am sure that such can get to bitcoin where one will conveniently carry out transactions without the need for the internet.
the knowledge on how to make calls or text messages isnt too far off from the knowledge required to use bitcoin; you've got a wallet, a password to encrypt said wallet, and addresses that you copy and paste to send to, i don't see how having a substandard education would limit people from doing this, it's pretty straightforward. just because it's a more technical form of payment doesn't necessarily make it difficult to use.
Until then, the 'elite' have the day.
id think the great majority of bitcoin users aren't wealthy at all, its just average, normal citizens. of course, the rich and powerful might control a majority of the coins, but i dont think that matters too much here.
