Couldn't agree more, buddy. Many folks tend to dismiss digital currencies 'cause they've seen so many come and go. But what they often miss is why those systems failed.
It's not the concept of e-currency that's flawed, but rather how it was implemented. Centralized control was always their Achilles' heel - making them susceptible to corruption and failure.
That’s where Bitcoin flips the script! It's decentralized by design, taking power away from a central authority and giving it back to users themselves. So in that sense, it ain’t your typical e-currency... far from it!