An excellent introduction to Monero—not just for beginners, but also well worth a read for those who have been involved with Monero for a long time.👍👍👍👍👍

Have you ever been fishing at sea? Fishermen typically cast a large net, and when they haul it in, they find not only fish and shrimp but also a variety of other things—including, at times, human-made trash. The crew usually sorts through the catch, keeping the fish and shrimp while discarding the debris. If a fisherman were so afraid of catching trash that he dared not cast his net, he would likely end up with very little to show for his efforts.

If a platform imposes fees on posts and replies from the very beginning—out of fear of bots or low-quality content—it will severely hinder the site’s growth.

Perhaps we should take a page from that fisherman’s book: cast the net wide, and then sort through the catch afterward.
In other words, we could allow free posting and replying for an initial period—be it three months, five months, a year, or even two years—without worrying too much about bots or low-quality content. Once the site has gained significant traction and popularity, we could then introduce fees, at which point the bots and low-quality posts would naturally be filtered out.
Meanwhile, the site would have been able to grow at a rapid pace.

I have two small suggestions.

First, I believe the forum should establish a "Monero Basics" section, covering all aspects of Monero. Furthermore, there should be a prominently placed button—easily noticeable for newcomers—that leads directly to this section. This is precisely what newcomers need most.
Some might argue that there are already countless forum posts introducing Monero basics, and that we could simply provide links directing newcomers to other communities. But those resources belong to others, not you. If newcomers go to another site, learn about Monero there, why would they ever come back?
Are you putting in the effort to attract them only to hand them over to someone else?
What is the purpose of building this forum, then? Is it purely an act of charity?

Second, the requirement to pay for posting or replying has severely stifled the forum's activity. Unless this changes, the forum is destined to become stagnant and lifeless.
Why fear the appearance of low-quality posts?
When you open a window, fresh air flows in—but so does a bit of dust. Would you keep the window shut and deny yourself fresh air just to avoid a little dust?
No, that would hardly be a wise choice.

There is a Chinese saying: "Water that is too clear has no fish; a person who is overly critical has no friends." Fish thrive in water that contains a certain amount of organic matter; if the water is perfectly clear—devoid of any plankton or impurities—there is no food, and the fish cannot survive.
Similarly, if someone is excessively demanding or hyper-critical of others, no one will want to be their friend or associate.

The government successfully put the US dollar on a diet...

If they cannot control you, you will never become mainstream; becoming mainstream carries the implicit message that you have already been brought under control—that is, subjected to regulation. Privacy is the core value of Monero; any KYC requirements imposed by regulators would sap Monero of its vitality and ultimately lead to its demise. If Monero were to lose its privacy, how would it differ from Bitcoin, Solana, or Ethereum? If there were no difference, why wouldn't I simply use those cryptocurrencies instead? What would be the point of using Monero? Once Monero loses the core value of privacy, its reason for existence would plummet—and privacy is precisely what regulators loathe.

That is absolutely right; no one achieves success easily, and the road to success is never a smooth one.

We must constantly step up our promotional efforts to help more people understand Monero—this is something every holder should do 🥳, as a rise in Monero’s value benefits everyone who holds it.

However, if you ramp up promotion and bring people here, only for them to find—as newcomers—that they don't understand Monero and don't own any, and then discover they can't even post or reply...
Who would actually stay? They would simply turn around and leave.
So, what is the point of investing all that manpower, effort, and money into promotion?
Just to have newcomers take a quick look around and then walk away?

No, we must do everything we can to keep them here.

Privacy is the core value of Monero, and it is something almost everyone needs—especially regarding finances. Consequently, Monero has immense potential.

No single specific work has changed my life; yet, it seems that every work I have ever encountered has played a part in shaping it.

Stacker News is deeply intertwined with Monero; the growth of Stacker News is inseparable from the growth of Monero.
Regardless of the methods employed, the focus must remain on reaching a new audience—people who have never encountered or understood Monero before—and introducing them to the currency through Stacker News. This is the key to Stacker News's development.

Just think back: who knew about Bitcoin in the early days? Who held it? Perhaps only a handful of people—dozens, at most. Yet today, Bitcoin has millions of holders. Its value has surged from an initial $0.003 to its current price—an overall increase of over 20 million-fold; at its all-time peak, the growth exceeded 40 million-fold.
Websites that were deeply integrated with Bitcoin’s promotion also experienced tremendous growth.
Moreover, Bitcoin has not stood still; it continues to constantly expand its reach to new audiences.

If not for the continuous influx of people—who had previously never encountered or understood Bitcoin—joining the ranks of holders, how could Bitcoin possibly have grown more than 20 million-fold in just over a decade?

After all, aren't today's Monero holders the very people who once knew nothing about the currency and had never encountered it? Can a base of 10,000 holders really be compared to one of 10 million? There are many communities and websites deeply linked to Monero; surely, they aren't merely competing for the existing 10,000 holders while ignoring the 10 million potential ones?
Without a focus on cultivating this new audience, neither Monero itself nor the websites deeply tied to it have a future.

If a vast number of newcomers—previously unfamiliar with Bitcoin—join the ranks of Bitcoin holders via Stacker News, it will naturally drive up Bitcoin's price dramatically. Similarly, as new people continuously join the ranks of Monero holders, Monero will experience explosive growth.
After all, isn't a rise in Monero's price exactly what every holder hopes for? 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
If a large number of people discover Monero through Stacker News, acquire it, and make a profit, then Stacker News is bound to grow and succeed.

I used the hamburger example primarily to emphasize that certain processes are indispensable; the specific choice of a hamburger doesn't matter.
The same logic applies if you use eggs instead.
Think of it this way: you might feel full after eating the fourth egg, but that is only because the first three eggs had already done their part; it wasn't just the fourth egg that satisfied your hunger—all four eggs played a role.

My point in using this example is to illustrate that you cannot skip the first three stages and jump straight to the fourth.
Getting more people to—1) discover Monero, 2) encounter it, 3) understand it, and 4) ultimately use (or hold) it—via Stacker News constitutes the core process of promoting both Monero and this platform.

For any entity to grow, it requires a strong core and, crucially, powerful promotional capabilities. This is especially important when reaching out to people who have never encountered Monero; the goal is not merely to raise awareness, but to demonstrate the tangible value Monero offers them.

Any promotional effort involves several stages:

1. Awareness
2. touch
3. Understanding
4. Usage (or holding)
   These four steps are indispensable; you cannot skip the first three to jump straight to the fourth. Doing so severely hinders outreach to newcomers, as they do not yet possess any Monero. Without it, they lack the means to participate—such as posting or replying—effectively shutting them out from getting involved.
   Think of it this way: you might feel full after eating a fourth hamburger, but that is only because the previous three have already done their work; it wasn't the fourth hamburger alone that satisfied your hunger.

If there are currently tens of thousands of Monero holders, the number of people who do not yet own Monero is likely tens of thousands of times greater.
Should we ignore them? Should we deny them the opportunity to encounter and understand Monero?

Only by enabling more newcomers to become aware of, encounter, understand, and use (or hold) Monero will the capital invested in the currency gradually increase, driving a sustained rise in its price...

I support the development of nuclear energy technology—undoubtedly the future of humanity—but that does not mean we should tolerate negligence regarding nuclear waste and leakage issues; nuclear energy companies must treat these two major drawbacks of current technology with the utmost seriousness.

However, those are issues associated with nuclear fission. Humanity also possesses a safe, clean alternative: nuclear fusion technology (which operates on the same principle that generates the sun's heat). This is absolutely the most critical factor for a major leap forward in human civilization.

The tritium and deuterium required for nuclear fusion are abundant in seawater; the energy generated via fusion from the tritium extracted from a single bottle of mineral water is equivalent to that of 500 liters of gasoline.
Tritium is ubiquitous in the oceans—an inexhaustible resource sufficient to power humanity for billions of years.

The key to nuclear energy lies in miniaturization and portability, rather than remaining stuck at the stage of building massive nuclear reactors.

A Chinese company has reportedly developed a "Carbon-14 nuclear battery" dubbed "Zhulong-1" (though I suspect there is a fair amount of hype involved). Consider that the half-life of Carbon-14 is 5,730 years; theoretically, this battery could last for 5,000 years... Not five years, or fifty years... but five thousand years. 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Miniaturizing, simplifying, and making nuclear energy storage devices portable is what holds truly extraordinary significance for humanity. Massive nuclear reactors primarily benefit large corporations and governments, not the average individual.

Once nuclear energy storage technology (especially fusion technology) achieves miniaturization, simplicity, and portability:
You could buy a single battery for your mobile phone—essentially a "mini-sun," given that the sun also relies on fusion—that lasts for centuries. A car could be fitted with a nuclear battery at the factory and driven for hundreds of years without ever needing to refuel. An aircraft equipped with a nuclear power unit could fly for years or even decades without refueling...
Perhaps a nuclear power unit the size of a computer tower could meet your household's energy needs for centuries. You would no longer need to rely on municipal power grids, heating systems, or water supply networks (as you could employ a self-contained water purification system, given the virtually limitless energy supply). With a portable nuclear power unit in hand, you could live in almost any corner of the globe for centuries—or even longer—without ever worrying about energy needs.
This holds unimaginable significance for humanity’s ability to break free from the control of governments and major corporations. Perhaps only then could human beings truly be considered "free."

At present, our mastery and utilization of nuclear energy remain at a very primitive stage—perhaps representing only one ten-thousandth of our potential capability.

The level of advancement our civilization achieves depends entirely on our ability to harness and control nuclear energy.
The oil and coal we currently use are low-grade energy sources; they offer absolutely no possibility of propelling a great leap forward for human civilization.

While I support the development of nuclear energy and am convinced it is the core engine of humanity's future progress, this does not mean that developing nuclear technology justifies sacrificing the lives and health of people today. Nuclear energy must be developed, but human well-being and health must also be safeguarded. Should the two come into conflict, I believe the development of nuclear energy should be paused.

I am not a nuclear expert; I only have a basic understanding of nuclear technology. However, I believe nuclear energy holds the key to the future. It encompasses more than just nuclear fission—which carries risks like nuclear waste and leaks—and includes nuclear fusion technology, which is clean and free from such hazards. While current nuclear technologies do indeed present significant challenges (primarily regarding waste and leaks), the field is not standing still; it is constantly advancing, and humanity’s ability to harness nuclear energy will continue to progress.

Hi there! It's great to see you here again. 🥳🥳🥳🥳

Excellent marketing—definitely something to learn from. When I need coffee ☕, I’ll certainly come to you. And if you ever need jewelry, please come to me; I’ll provide you with top-notch service.
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The only thing that puzzles me about Monero is... "Why hasn't it hit $50,000 per coin yet?" 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Injustice permeates every corner of this world; it is simply that some are willing to endure it, while others choose to rise up and resist. I respect the latter, yet I do not begrudge the former.

You are absolutely right; gold is, of course, a hard asset that transcends all fiat currencies. After all, that is precisely why President Roosevelt confiscated all the gold held by American citizens back in the day. While gold performs impressively when it comes to preserving value, it falls short in terms of appreciation potential compared to assets like cryptocurrencies and stocks, which are subject to wild price swings. Of course, the risks associated with cryptocurrencies are also far greater than those of gold.👍🤝🥳

I hold a different view; Monero’s price cycles are very short, whereas gold’s cycles are far longer. If you sell your Monero to buy gold, what do you do when Monero drops to a favorable entry point? Gold might be falling at that time as well, leaving you with only two options: either sell the gold—which has already caused you a loss—to buy back into Monero, or hold onto the gold and wait for its price to rise, thereby missing the best opportunity to buy Monero. My strategy is to use no more than one-third of the proceeds from selling Monero to purchase gold; I leave the remaining two-thirds untouched, waiting to quickly buy back into Monero once it reaches a suitable price.

I have a great idea: we could set up a dedicated section for product promotion. Users would be categorized into five tiers—A1 through A5—based on their activity levels. Merchants could list products for others to share, with rewards varying according to the sharer's tier (e.g., A1 gets 0.001 XMR, A2 gets 0.0015 XMR, A3 gets 0.002 XMR, etc., with the specific amounts set by the merchant). Naturally, the merchant would cover these costs, as sharing effectively serves as advertising for them. If a product sells via a sharer's link, they would earn a 1% commission on the sale (again, the specific rate would be set by the merchant). I believe many people would be willing to share these offers; meanwhile, merchants could promote and advertise their products for a minimal investment—effectively turning sharers into a form of distributor for their goods.