Dropping just my two cents, my POV is 100% based on my experience living in the third world. Most merchants around me need every dime they make. They can’t afford the risk of the price of bitcoin going up or down. This is when stablecoins become a solution for them.

I firmly believe that eventually these people will have better opportunities to reach true financial freedom if they take bitcoin payments but we also need to understand that they are usually dependent on the money they get daily to be able to eat and feed their families

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Totally agree with this, volatility can eat thin margins fast

TLDR, Fiat causes high time preference behavior.

That’s why bitcoin adoption is not only about taking payments with bitcoin, we need to slowly immerse people in the philosophy itself. I try to gift people copies of The Bitcoin Philosophy from nostr:npub19dg0l8fnsv0xjnjx28t54g6xvt40ly3mpk5hj7fgmaeds8fk3dfsk76yd2

I'll add that one too my reading list.

I have been trying to tailor my entry point lately. Bitcoin has many facets. I try to figure out what facet will interest them and then show them that side first.

More maxis need to understand the practical benefits of stable coins in third world countries