The problem is that BTC is only the gold standard for the same reason that GOLD is the gold standard. It's just because people agree that it is.
Someone said it, and everybody followed. The original intent was cash. Then it didn't work and the BTC core people yelled "Store of Value" and the followers yelled. OK. .
Insane how effective astroturfing is at narrative control. People really suck at doing their own research.
That actually happens to be one of the 1st things I tell people at my meet ups! DYOR!
You know I'm just realizing now that I'm thinking about it, DYOR is something everyday humans really haven't ever had to do before. We've been relying on leaders for our entire history
