I have spoken to business owners about this and they come with every objection possible. Below is the example I use to help them understand this concept in fiat and BTC terms.
If you earn 1 BTC per year today, and in two years your salary drops to 0.8 BTC, that’s a 20% pay cut in Bitcoin terms.
But here’s the kicker: if Bitcoin’s purchasing power doubles in that time, you may feel richer in fiat terms. For example, if BTC goes from $100K to $200K, then:
Your old 1 BTC salary = $100,000
Your new 0.8 BTC salary = $160,000
That’s a 60% increase in fiat purchasing power, even though you’re earning 20% less Bitcoin. ( for simplicity let’s not add in fiat inflation and monetary debasement over those 2 years )