Very interesting article. This stood out: ‘Decentralization is a worthy goal, but in practice it seems that most Argentinians don’t care that much about it, at least not in the way purists talk about it. They’re more worried about whether the government can get their hands on their money; as long as the answer is “no,” they don’t seem to care much about who else has control over it.’

Bitcoin maxi’s should learn this lesson - people don’t really care about the philosophy, they just want the utility. Blind adherence to an ideology always turns off a bunch of people, and decreases the rate of adoption because many people are inherently skeptical of aggressive sales strategies. They feel like there is a gotcha.