If people spend the time I think you could learn the "details" - but even knowing the difference between running a node and a miner and server and what a wallet is and the keys associated with it, etc, even knowing and doing all that - it's still a hassle and more expensive! If you "trade" bitcoin inside an exchange and not on-chain, they don't have to pay the chain fees and therefore don't have to charge you to cover them.
It's the same with email - it's actually relatively easy to run an email server even with all the issues; but the spam and deliverability issues are enough that basically nobody except the "true nerds" bother. I suspect most people on HN could run their own email server on a $5 node, but don't bother.
It's the same with email - it's actually relatively easy to run an email server even with all the issues; but the spam and deliverability issues are enough that basically nobody except the "true nerds" bother. I suspect most people on HN could run their own email server on a $5 node, but don't bother.