Bitcoin adoption is real; conviction however is fake for many

[Itz-prisigold]

There is no adoption without conviction, OP. Before an individual adopts Bitcoin, he must have conviction first, not otherwise. Let me explain better for you. In conviction, people learn about Bitcoin, understand the basic about its existence, and then choose to adopt it. You wont use Bitcoin for payment if you've not seen someone who actually made a payment using Bitcoin. You wont invest in Bitcoin if someone has not truly been successful with Bitcoin. You study, believe it, and then adopt it. 

Adoption literally means someone using Bitcoin for real. Awareness and discussion about Bitcoin does not mean people have adopted it. Adoption refers to payment using Bitcoin, sending money, self-custody, store of value, etc. Without conviction, people wont do any of it.

You actually made some valid points here but you are still mixing things up with how things usually happens. Yeah true, people are supposed to learn first, build conviction before adopting Bitcoin.

But you and I knows that is not how most people come into Bitcoin in reality. Whether you believe it or not, a lot of people come into Bitcoin just because of the price, hype, some actually followed friends or even because of someone else success, they did not enter Bitcoin because they understood it. So that is actually still adoption but the adoption is not that strong.

And for you to say that there is no adoption without conviction, does not really match how things play out in real life. I have come across a lot of people making use of something without fully believing in them. I personally have done that before, I have actually invested money on something I still have doubts about, not because I believe the investment will bring good results but because my friends where all investing and they were hyping it all the time. So I think the real distinction is between shallow and strong adoption and honestly most of these current adoption is shallow adoption and not strong adoption, that is why people always panic sell, change narrative and loss confidence the moment market price starts shaking.

[Catenaccio]

Honestly, Bitcoin is an investment, not a religious cult. Terms like "true faith" may be used to deceive beginners, especially with unknown coins.
Unfortunately, what drives some people to sell without planning is emotions. They read what is published on social media, and if it is bad, they will decide to sell.

You don't need conviction, but rather good planning.
Hard times reveal who develops a good strategy and who trades according to their emotions.

Faith is faith, belief is belief, and I don't see it is too right for calling anything as true faith or true belief. Faith and belief are not fake, it's only whether people have strong or weak faith/ belief in anything. If they have strong belief in Bitcoin, who can change their belief, which market phases can break their belief in Bitcoin future. I don't think any people or any short term negative market movements or news, fuds can change strong belief.

The challenge is how to get a strong belief in Bitcoin. People must do enough searching, spending enough effort to learn about Bitcoin, and actually start their journeys with Bitcoin in this volatile market, then their belief will become very strong, this is the only way.

[FortuneFollower]

Honestly, Bitcoin is an investment, not a religious cult. Terms like "true faith" may be used to deceive beginners, especially with unknown coins.
Unfortunately, what drives some people to sell without planning is emotions. They read what is published on social media, and if it is bad, they will decide to sell.

You don't need conviction, but rather good planning.
Hard times reveal who develops a good strategy and who trades according to their emotions.

Faith is faith, belief is belief, and I don't see it is too right for calling anything as true faith or true belief. Faith and belief are not fake, it's only whether people have strong or weak faith/ belief in anything. If they have strong belief in Bitcoin, who can change their belief, which market phases can break their belief in Bitcoin future. I don't think any people or any short term negative market movements or news, fuds can change strong belief.

The challenge is how to get a strong belief in Bitcoin. People must do enough searching, spending enough effort to learn about Bitcoin, and actually start their journeys with Bitcoin in this volatile market, then their belief will become very strong, this is the only way.

If you have the right knowledge and info - it's not a challenge. It's the reality you are in, because you understand why some things happen, and others - do not.