So Bitcoin knows about black friday too, huh?

@AP Wilcox Yes, figuratively, it's everything --- in that it illustrates the main point --- the idea behind the value of bitcoin is illustrated well by the graph. Literally, this is much closer to what's happening in real, economic terms that can be measured empirically thus far:

TL;DR of my comment above: I agree OP's image demonstrates value -- just pointing out this is MUCH closer to the truth thus far, (in measurable economic terms):

* Gasp *

Even as a 2013 early adopter, I do think there may be a risk when quantum computers become sufficiently powerful though. It would be kind of a straw man to suggest the argument is fiat is superior. The argument would then shift to ownership of precious metals, hard assets, and of course...