If mass adoption of Bitcoin were ever truly desirable, the protocol would need its own “Desktop Revolution.”

If you're over 40, you're part of the "bridge generation" between the analog and digital worlds. Think back to the 1980s: who used computers back then? Business executives, academics, and a few passionate geeks with IBM PCs, Apple IIs, or Commodore 64s.

But using a computer wasn’t easy. You had to know how to code — MS-DOS, UNIX, BASIC, COBOL… It wasn’t user-friendly. You practically needed a course just to get started.

Then 💥 — in the early 1990s came the GUI (Graphical User Interface): windows, icons, folders, trash bins, the desktop.

Combined with falling hardware prices and the rise of the Internet, this opened the gates to mainstream adoption.

A quick note: Xerox invented the GUI, Apple refined it, and Microsoft brought it to the masses.

The personal computer didn’t just change work and play — it transformed communication, education, and the global economy.

Bitcoin needs that kind of revolution.

Today, if you want to use Bitcoin consciously — that is, with self-custody and secure, sovereign control — you face a steep learning curve. That’s a high barrier for mass adoption.

And while friendlier interfaces are already being developed, Bitcoin’s own “desktop revolution” must go further.

It would require a deep shift in financial thinking: breaking away from our dependency on centralized institutions. Or maybe — ironically — institutions themselves (banks, governments) could ease the transition? 😱

In any case, only through massive simplification can Bitcoin become a truly accessible and useful financial tool for everyone... if that was ever the goal.

Second-layer protocols like Lightning Network are undoubtedly a step forward in usability.

Personally, I believe Bitcoin’s success doesn’t depend on mass adoption. What Bitcoin becomes will be decided by the market. And the market — that’s all of us — is sovereign.

What the market says, goes.