The problem with us computer nerds is that we have this false belief that being a nerd in this industry qualifies you as one in another. Sadly, it doesn't.
After acknowledging my general ignorance, the bare basics I learnt in high school told me that one thing a currency should strive to be is representative of the volume of an economy ("volume" basically means "number of transactions" for the uneducated). BtC is too volatile to represent any form of transaction; in fact the only volume I believe it is representing is that of our greed.
Either way I have seen more people agreeing with you in the comments than bigots (I am sure more bigots will be arriving shortly though), which gives me some hope in the human race.
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