[wslh]

> I can't really think of many reasons why you would use crypto to pay for a coffee or a sandwich if you live in the West (or frankly, even most developing nations).

Until recently that was one of the main utilities of Bitcoin and the mainstream community changed the discourse to "reserve of value". BitPay, Coinbase, Xapo et al were created with the idea of transactions.

This is just one of many observations about how people arguments are not consistent.

I think many organizations behind Bitcoin are responsible for delaying relatively simple innovations to make Bitcoin useful for transactions.