It is telling, for example, that much of the general public has ignored Bitcoin’s core innovation over the past decade: instead, buzzwords like “blockchain” have been cherry-picked and declared hype. he actual innovation of the Bitcoin system, which is all of its components working together, has been left behind and mangled
This was particularly striking in the early days of public consciousness of Bitcoin (say 2013-15), though of course the same cognitive errors are repeating nearly ad infinitum.
This article is really excellent. It does remind me of a point I've often dwelled on, which is why so many people actually hate this thing, which is completely nonviolent, open and free.