I happily spend sats with merchants who accept it. It's so much easier than fiat. But almost no goods and services I used accept Bitcoin. My only option is something like Strike bill pay that only makes sense if I'm no longer being paid in fiat. To be clear, I spend my fiat every month and save everything else in Bitcoin. So if Bitcoin dumps I'm getting volatility on my monthly bills on top of everything else I mentioned. The upside is neglible, and the downside loses me sats. It's a disincentive.
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I will pay a merchant in bitcoin if they accept it, but it’s very difficult to convince one to do it, and logically challenging for them if they don’t have any background or experience.
Same.
And Lightning is generally a lot better to pay with in my opinion. I genuinely enjoy spending Bitcoin as money if someone accepts it. I suspect this is just the price we pay for living in a transitionary period. Ideally, the miner reward supports the network during this period of adoption.
And to clarify, I am considering using Strike bill pay in spite of these things. I'm just saying that my incentive is purely a first-world desire to support the network. I'm willing to lose money doing that. Most people aren't, hence few doing it.
Again, happy to be proven wrong on this being more work for no real economic gain in the US as someone paid in fiat.