Subject: Re: Well, how about that bitcoin
I don't think many people understand that it's decentralized and has a finite number of coins

I think every single person who has the slightest inclination to put money into Bitcoin understands this. It’s the central thesis of the whole thing.

However the way Bitcoin’s set up also makes it very difficult to use as a currency

Yes, it was an experiment. There is nothing that says all experiments end in success, or that they wind up being appropriate for what the inventor thought. See: Post-it Notes, Slinky, Corn Flakes, etc.