Because bitcoin is money, and shitcoins are not.
I'll never understand why BTC Maximalists refuse to acknowledge faults in BTC and see how other currencies can solve them.
Why?
Is that because it's has 'Scarcity'? People will pay more for it in the future?
If that case is so soundly put why would you not buy as much btc as possible?
Playing a bit of devils advocate here but wouldn't you say that it's volitility leads to more trading?
Means of exchange need to be further defined in this crazy overfinancialized world we live in. total trading volume of BTC is absolutely insane.
If you believe BTC will only go up, I don't see why you would want to spend it if your money will be worth more if you wait.
Regarding Volatility, yes it leads to a lot of trading, I mean means of exchange as purchasing everyday goods. The transaction history of BTC also adds regulatory hurdles.
Remember that the US was on the gold standard with a similar inflation profile to Bitcoin and consumers were consuming.
Yes, people didn't eat much during the great depression, they had no money to buy more food even though there was enough to eat for everyone. How hard is it to comprehend that if you are unemployed you can't afford food?
If BTC results in unemployment then a lot of people are going to end up hungry.
>Remember that the US was on the gold standard with a similar inflation profile to Bitcoin and consumers were consuming.
We also had two economic depressions that lead to two world wars.
What did they do to deserve that? Watch everyone else create the wealth they take for granted?
>If that case is so soundly put why would you not buy as much btc as possible?
Because most people barely have enough money for their basic needs as they have to pay interest to financial capitalists and ground rent to land owners. They have no surplus to speak of that they could possibly spend on a deflationary currency. They are the losers of this system even though they are the ones who are doing the work.