[3pt14159]

Are you in a major city in North America, Japan, South Korea, China, or Europe?

If so, I don't think you have a truly representative sample.

On the other hand, I still think governments are going to ban it once they understand it. But for now: :D

[chrischen]

You probably just covered > 50% of the population of the earth there. If that isn’t “ordinary people” than what is? People aren’t all rural farmers anymore.

[3pt14159]

No I'm not. Major cities are Toronto, NYC, Chicago, Tokyo, etc. Not Vilnius, Ottawa, or Brussels.

[lokedhs]

Brussels is the centre of power in the EU. I have nothing against Toronto, but just because its population is higher doesn't really award it the status of being more "major".

[3pt14159]

Being important or good at one thing doesn’t make you a major city. It’s that you’re not known for one thing that makes you important. NYC has software, banking, media, art, culture, dining, etc. DC or Brussels just has one thing: political power.

[freedomben]

Yes that's totally fair. I'm not in a major city but I do think my sample has poor representation.

And I totally agree that they'll ban it once they understand it :-)

[mrhappyunhappy]

Governments are ran by special interests. When special interests are invested in bitcoin, governments won’t touch it.