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Correct, it's actually measurably worse.

As time passes, Bitcoin becomes more exploitative to new users. [1]

Not to mention, the bandwidth is severely crippled and the network is basically unusable for normal transacting. Take the case study of Steam discontinuing Bitcoin payments. [2]

[1] https://prestonbyrne.com/2017/12/08/bitcoin_ponzi/

[2] https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail...

Bitcoin is a portal, not a coin you'd use for actual exchanging.

Then why isn't it called Bitportal?

Can you elaborate on this? In what way is it any more of a portal than government issued fiat? Is it because the infrastructure is more robust because it has been around the block longer? Is there some other technical detail that makes it exceptionally good at being a portal?

It's a portal to crypto I meant. You buy bitcoin to buy other currencies.

So... you exchange it?

So it's a worthless middle man?

It's a store of value or something. But I dunno, maybe they've dropped that narrative.

Right, it's even more volatile with higher transaction fees!

This is good for bitcoin.