[dehrmann]

> understanding what Bitcoin is

A digital trading card that's used for speculating and buying drugs?

I understand what fundamentally motivates people to trade it and that they tell themselves all sorts of stories about a "new financial system" because it feels better than saying they invest in Charizards. I also know not to touch it.

To Bitcoin's credit, it made a lot of people think about what makes something a currency, the differences between investing and speculation, consequences of deflation, etc.