> People comparing Bitcoin to the Internet are not saying “the internet was big and so will be bitcoin”.
Lol, what? That is exactly what the most visible Bitcoin proponents are shouting from the rooftops every chance they get:
> Bitcoin could be as "big as the Internet" in reshaping the world and spurring economic
growth, said a venture capitalist and well-known booster of the virtual currency.
> 'Bitcoin is the next Internet' has been a useful slogan to gain mainstream attention...Rather than the next Internet, bitcoin can become the next killer app for the Internet, much like the web before it.