People just don't see things and trust them blindly. There is something which they see in it which makes them gain trust in it. Before people could build trust with Bitcoin, they had seen the security, the transparency and the ability to resist being controlled by any entity. Those are a few things people could use to build their trust in it.

Everything you mentioned is spot on, if I'm to choose a long term investment that can be sustainable, those are the things I'll be looking out for, I also want to add that since Bitcoin has been reliable in the past for the use case of an inflation hedge, it's why people develop trust for it after they find out.
 If the history of Bitcoin was less impressive, I don't think people would've considered it trustworthy, that's another thing that help increase the confidence of investors concerning Bitcoin and kill the doubt that they're making a wrong choice.

Besides the key factors mentioned above, Bitcoin resilience to various attacks is what makes it so resilient. Every time Bitcoin is said to be dead, it bounces back stronger. This is what builds confidence in Bitcoin as the longer it lasts the more trustworthy it becomes.

Furthermore, Bitcoin resilience is not only due to technical aspects like supply, decentralization and network but also because it has successfully become an asset with the best combination of scarcity, liquidity, network effects and a very strong narrative coupled with a tumultuous 17-year track record. This means that the longer Bitcoin survives the harder it will be to die as each passing year actually increases its adoption.

Bitcoin is also a digital asset and we live in a digital era. This is also a factor especially since Bitcoin halvings every four years create a predictable, albeit imperfect cycle. Essentially, we understand this pattern making it easier to plan our allocations better.

bitcoin performance in the past is the main reason why so many people are investing in it. Bitcoin has proven to be a store of value and a hedge against inflation. So the past history of bitcoin is the reason why bitcoin has gained a widespread adoption and also it has proven to be a good store of value. Assuming the narrative was different, bitcoin would have been struggling to gain adoption like most crypto currency because majority won't have invested in bitcoin.

I read that in the early days, things were not really as they are today for the Bitcoin community. Only a few were truly devoted and trusted the network to the highest, while some were also part of those who were criticising it, but as time went on and bitcoin did not die a natural death as they expected, some began to see the need to change their views on the network and do deeper research which make them to stand with it, right now we have those who are not just their for the profit but are ready to offer what ever help they can to make sure Bitcoin continues to exist.

Did you actually mean it that people turning to bitcoin in times of fiat instability and inflation is unfortunate? How it this unfortunate if I may ask? Because based on my own personal understanding, this is supposed to be a good thing, it is good because back in the day when there was no alternative, inflation dealt with alot of people, some people who where once rich turned back to being poor due to inflation.
But today, we have alternative, any body can now choose to keep fiat and deal with inflation or switch to assets like bitcoin and save their self and their finance from inflation, though the price of bitcoin is also very volatile and unstable, those who hold it and apply patience always end up with no regrets at all.
So, holding bitcoin instead of fiat is not unfortunate, its something to be proud of because even up to this moment, it's not everyone that has the opportunity of buying and holding bitcoin..

You are correct, it's not just all about the market stuff and all of that but mostly about his ability to still be operating till date without collapsing or getting fade away just as some other alt coin. Bitcoin has being able to build up a standard reputable  system for itself over time and that's the more reason is still ahead of every other coin in recent time. Furthermore, bitcoin has served as a hedge against inflation in recent years, it is decentralized in nature, it served as a store of value over time and lot more. However, bitcoin innovation has not just serve as all what that was initially stated above but has also make us understand that we too can also be in charge of our financial life and not to be push back and front by any financial institute.

I think growth is very important and essential, people are more interested in what they’re seeing physically, which is why it’s always more important that bitcoin isn’t governed or controlled by the government, the fact that bitcoin is decentralized that is more reason why we are seeing growth with bitcoin, and the consistency is very much top notch, we can’t take away volatility from bitcoin, which makes bitcoin to standout with other cryptocurrencies, there is no cryptocurrency that you can ever compare to bitcoin, because there is a huge and massive difference between them both.

One of the reasons why a lot of bitcoin investors love Bitcoin so much is because of the fact that no body can control bitcoin not even the government and this reason is why more people are also interested in bitcoin investment, so yeah the core strength of bitcoin is it decentralized nature, bitcoin has the best or real decentralized nature and this is why I keep accumulating and holding bitcoin and I’m planning on doing this for a very long time and may decide to pass it to my children if I notice they are interested in bitcoin investment.
When you are investing on bitcoin you are going to have peace of mind even when there’s a dip in the price you won’t be worried because you are sure of it going up again, it will only time long time.
Those who are not investing on bitcoin now because of one reason or the other will surely regret why they didn’t invest now.

Users have trust, mainly in its value. The value chart keeps going up and makes a lot of people trust it. Even some countries have made Bitcoin a reserve. This industry situation makes more people want to join, so basically the more users and the more trust in Bitcoin, the more it creates natural confidence. This is the real strength of Bitcoin, which users continue to believe in. Even though Satoshi's mission hasn't succeeded, Bitcoin has changed quite a lot. They've managed to adapt to current needs. Maybe also for the future because they always have room to grow.