We’re not ready for Bitcoin yet. And that’s okay. We know that already.

Yesterday, still half-asleep from vacation, I went grocery shopping and as usual, I wanted to pay in Bitcoin. I get my Bitrefill gift card while standing inside the supermarket, feeling proud and ready.

Everything goes smooth… until PANIC.

Power goes out in the info office (the one that exchange the Bitrefill code with the physical gift cards), the computer won’t start, the staff starts freaking out.

I quietly put the frozen stuff back so it doesn’t melt. I keep shopping. 30 minutes go by.

I go back to the desk... still broken.Another 30 minutes. Nothing.

I’m there, half zen (half not), thinking: why the f*** do I even bother?

In the end… I paid in euros. 🙃

Bitcoin is perfect. Everything around it? Often not. Fragile infrastructure, outdated systems, people who lose it the second something goes off-script.

Same old story with every new technology: the invention works great, it’s the world around it that lags behind.

And still, we keep going. Because we know where we’re headed.

And every time it feels “too complicated” or like “you’re not ready,” remind yourself: it’s not you. It's not Bitcoin. It’s the world that has to catch up.