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You're comparing want (saving) and utility (spending). They're contradictory. They have different purposes. A functioning money system needs to have:

(1) A Store of Value

(2) A Medium of Exchange

(3) A Unit of Account.

Bitcoin is mostly a Store of Value. It doesn't have the other 2 functions. We can try to fit all 3 into Bitcoin. The Gold Standard failed to do it. The US Dollar system is failing. Bitcoin will likely fail to do it.

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> The US Dollar system is failing.

What makes you think that?

The US Dollar is supposed to be a Medium of Exchange and a Unit of Account. It is also being used as a Store of Value for countries with unstable currencies. Demand for the dollar causes trade imbalance, wealth inequality, and political problems. I think the Fed is doing a fairly good job in managing the dollar. It has becoming more political as the problems are moving closer to the source.

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