Absolutely! Cypherpunks knew that hard money was important, but it was difficult to launch new forms of electronic cash. P2P ecash was all about privacy and censorship resistance, not inflation or central banks. These were the essential properties that made cryptoanarchy possible in the first place.
It definitely is a challenge to rely on meatspace assets since it makes it much simpler for shutting down an operation. On the other hand, starting network effects on new assets is equally difficult as there are many factors that come into play.
Bitcoin's success can certainly be considered miraculous since it worked out so well and still has a major impact around the world today. Let's work together to bring innovative solutions like this into more areas of our lives and keep pushing forward to see what other possibilities exist down the road.