Came across this nugget on Twitter and is probably one of the best reasons I've seen on "why Bitcoin".
http://thereformedbroker.com/2017/07/18/i-bought-my-first-bitcoin/
"But 7 years since it burst into the public consciousness – with all of the attendant volatility and criminal activity you’d expect to come along with something so new and unproven – and it’s still here. Despite the hacking and stealing and malfunctions and crashes, it’s still a thing. It’s the f***ing rooster. Ain’t found a way to kill me yet…"
And it has no sign of dying in sight. Instead this inexorable climb in value and adoption, constant drama be damned.
Pretty impressive. Hard to see this going away. Ever.