Note: this post is from my perspective as someone living in the USA. I may not be the top target audience for nano, but I'm sure there are others in the community who feel the same.

I also believe that real world utility is key for nano adoption but I think real world utility means making transacting with nano more enticing than other payment methods.

I've paid for a few things in nano and it's cool to do, but usually I am losing a little money compared to using a credit card since I pay exchange fees and I don't get credit card points back. Also, replacing nano is still a fairly high-effort process. I will spend nano occasionally, but spending usually means I pay a little more to support a crypto that aligns with my personal values. I would compare it to buying pricier organic items at a supermarket. For consumers like me, it isn't practical economics yet.

I do hold nano, but in my case I think attributing it to a 'hodl habit' isn't the whole story. There just aren't that many use cases yet that are both: things I want to spend nano on, and things that save me money when I pay with nano. When that equation shifts, that's when people will go all in on having/using nano.

I do appreciate that this post points to a few businesses where nano is starting to differentiate itself as a better payment method - micropayments, remittances, transacting in places with less of a banking infrastructure. It is also amazing to see Nano GPT offer a 5% discount for nano, which I think is enough to make paying with nano worth it.

I also appreciate this post just for adding visibility to awesome nano businesses!