Every asset is a network ... If developers, builders , hodlers , traders , employees..... in order to trade and asset , you got to become part of network ..

For example - gold is a network .. the biggest of all albeit not as good as #bitcoin .. goldsmiths trade in gold with each other ..

Even Apple stock is a network.. the token being $aapl .. lot of employees get esops as their compensation..

It is the network that holds value - not the token .. for example a house has no value if it is not connected with road , water , electricity..

On the other hand - currencies are never a network ..thatvis why they can't retain value ..

Agreed. Good post laying out several assumptions vs. real world realities. Amongst other things, it gives us a few things to think about re usability viz. security, and how much/little the ethos should matter for mass adoption. Also, does this mean that the "build it, and they will come" belief is a pipedream, especially at the extremes?