IMO it was always a bad fit for a prospective currency, since its nature is tilted towards deflation, a speculative asset to be hoarded while everyone continues to conduct normal "I need a sandwich" business in anything else.
>>Terr_+(OP)
The absurdity behind Bitcoin is that Bitcoin proponents basically think money that should emulate the dysfunctional real estate market.
Basically the premise is that you need to get in early or you're screwed forever. So what do you do? You create an asset where you are the one who gets to be first this time and gets to screw over others.