Yeah, I get that. But another difference: Bitcoin has about the same intrinsic value as a thousand dollar bill, but only one is backed by a government. For that one to fail, the government would have to fail or be close to it.
Bitcoin survives on the “greater fool” concept.
When that government backed dollar is being mass produced and devalued through debt from deficit spending by at least a trillion dollars a year, that government is in danger of failing long term. Kicking the can down the road is only a short term strategy.
A totally decentralized cryptocurrency bypasses government control...or any specific government’s survival.
Crypto is being deployed all over the place currently. HSBC just went live with using a ledger within the past week.