I think one problem with bitcoin is intelligent people with a lot of mistrust were first attracted to bitcoin. Intelligent folk with trust were well rewarded with careers in the establishment and saw little need for a dis-intermediated financial system.

As a result, Austrians, libertarians, ancaps etc have dominated the social narrative and made bitcoin look like an anti state mechanism. It doesn't help that they carry a lot of hate for authority and treat bitcoin as a personal "fuck you" token

But a proper look at Bitcoin's zero entropy and the underlying math clearly shows Bitcoin is a communist ideal as well. It actually unites capitalism and communism. And that the separation of money and state brings the individual and collective into perfect harmony.

As a truth machine. Bitcoin's measured adoption gives time for other parts of society and economics to adopt honesty in their practice, because that will be the best defense against bitcoin.

Bitcoin will renew society. Not replace it