Finally we have this platform, huge shoutout to the developers.
Having a hard time taking the leap to talk openly about monero coming from the btc echo cave over to monero. I mostly care about monero now, but my friends have been brainwashed that there is just one coin (like I was for couple of years)
Anyway, looking forward to future discussions
I was unfortunately a Bitcoin maxi when I first entered the bitcoin space. I was really into the history of money and macroeconomics. So naturally bitcoin instantly theoretically made sense to me as the naturally evolution of money. However, it took me about a year or two to actually start diving into the technicals/development side of bitcoin to see that bitcoin couldn't practically be used as the money tool I idealised when I first heard about it. I then started promoting scaling solutions and trying to raise awareness for various BIPs like a moron thinking I could fix bitcoin.
After a year of doing that, I remember @untraceable on X sending me a funny meme about how bitcoin only gets useless BIPs like taproot approved, yet it doesn't add any useful BIPs.
I basically admitted to myself that bitcoin was lost cause and will never improve in 2023. The community grew too large and the devs were too chicken to campaign for around any useful bips to scale bitcoin or add privacy.
It takes a really honest and grounded person to admit what they thought they understood to be true was completely false.
Eventually, I started studying Monero more and more. Became convinced very quickly that I had been fighting the wring fight. Monero was clearly the superior cryptocurrency in every technical way not just in privacy but with the smart tail emission.
Anyways, maybe you can relate to this meme i made a few years ago when I woke up from the Bitcoin maxi cult lmao.
https://stasher.news/uploads/45
That's the thing, Bitcoin is a lost cause as money. It will be some kind of store of value in some sensr but I just can't tolerate the so called influencers, podcasters and Saylor. So many bad actors. It's all underlined with the coldcard fiasco, lightning fuckup, liquid drain etc. While Monero just keeps on operating without big influencers, exchanges and being banned. Monero is for the people, by the people
Similar situation, I first was introduced to Bitcoin, then I went to altcoins, now I am more focused on Monero.
I am eager to learn and build around it. It is however easier to build with Lightning network than Monero but I believe monero makes more sense overall.
Welcome, fellow bitcoin refugee. There is safety in Monero.
I also come from bitcoin and made that leap over to Monero. No regrets so far.
Thanks, it feels nice in Monero. I think there will be more people coming into Monero from Bitcoin