I will say they are deceiving themselves because ever since institutional and macro holders come in the Bitcoin market, which also led to the creation of the BTC ETF. I believe a lot of people's confidence in investing in BTC for the long term is boosted, not to mention the positive impact the US president's stance towards BTC has created.
Anyone who still has the impression that Bitcoin is going to zero is a technically naive type because it doesn't make any sense for BTC to go to zero now after institutional adoption.
As of now, Bitcoin is 16 years old and if I remember correctly, governments and organizations have only recently recognized and invested in it in the past few years.
Recently?
The governments and organizations have recognized Bitcoin long ago, but they first saw it as something will serve as an obstacle to their reign due to it decentralization, which is why they once make neegative statement about it, create different set of FUD. When they see that BTC is not going to zero, they notice they are in the phase of if we cant beat them, we join them that's why they later adopt BTC.
This means that even in periods without institutional capital support or recognition, Bitcoin can still survive and thrive.
No, Bitcoin survives and thrives. Not, it can still survive and thrive.
To this day, those who still hold this view are not ignorant, but are deceiving themselves and being stubborn. Their egos are too big, they do not want to admit they were wrong to overlook something that could have completely changed their lives.
Maybe, but they may also use the strategy BlackRock and others used to cause FUD while they silently accumulate BTC at a low price before making public acknowledgement.