I am constantly talking politics/economics with friends and family. In this specific case I am talking about the benefits of crypto-currencies as opposed to the U.S. dollar, and no matter what I said I could not convince him that these new currencies are more valuable. I mentioned all the benefits that I have read about and could not sway his opinion. Ultimately he said that he would stick with the dollar. Even though he saved dollars he was only thinking of them as a medium of exchange and not as an investment. "If I can buy the same goods with the same amount of money, does it matter which form of currency I use?" The benefits of an alternative currency were non-existent in his mind. I finally came to the conclusion that the trust he has in the U.S. Dollar is what makes it more valuable.
What would it take for the average person to lose their trust in the dollar?