If you are old enough to remember when the internet was invented, there were detractors and doubters back then too.
Some even thought it wouldn't catch on at all.
(Source: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1807110159665078304/photo/1)
Some are saying the same about bitcoin.
I think the ETF moment proved it wasn't going away and is here to stay.
The bad news is that it seems the original idea of bitcoin may never materialize as just about every country is doing its best to turn it into a stock and not let people actually do much with it.