Can somebody explain to me why people still use shady e-currencies when they can use Bitcoin?
For example, Liberty Reserve. What is so special about it? IMHO it is inferior to Bitcoin.
http://www.exchangezone.com - shit loads of money change hands there... Why?
How we can guide these people in the right direction?
People use LR as a convenience cross-borders currency basically pegged to dollars. This basically makes sense to people without much modification in behavior or thinking.
Selling bitcoin requires selling a whole outlook. They need to be convinced that the erratic floating valuation is good. That not being backed by any nation is good. This is not as easy a sell.
LR is a proxy for dollars cash. BTC is an alternative worldview.