Just want to say thanks to everyone who provided strong critiques and points here, always welcome open and honest discussion around the pros/cons/benefits/tradeoffs of Monero, and a huge thanks to @allark for sparking this convo!
I obviously view it as an immensely useful tool, even for "Bitcoiners", as Monero provides very strong privacy to all users, no matter how tech-savvy or "n00b" you are. I really do think that all Bitcoiners can benefit from at least using Monero for spending, as I went into depth here on What Bitcoin Did:
As for the points discussed in this thread, I replied to many of them but just wanted to link to a blog post I wrote that goes into detail answering many of the concerns and criticisms people have around Monero, both true and false:
Always welcome to feedback on it, but I do think it's a nuanced and fair set of responses -- all I really want is people to have a proper grasp on the benefits and tradeoffs of the tools available (i.e. Bitcoin and Monero) and that they are able to choose what fits their needs best.
Just want to say thanks to everyone who provided strong critiques and points here, always welcome open and honest discussion around the pros/cons/benefits/tradeoffs of Monero, and a huge thanks to @allark for sparking this convo!
I obviously view it as an immensely useful tool, even for "Bitcoiners", as Monero provides very strong privacy to all users, no matter how tech-savvy or "n00b" you are. I really do think that all Bitcoiners can benefit from at least using Monero for spending, as I went into depth here on What Bitcoin Did:
https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/privacy-on-monero-vs-bitcoin
As for the points discussed in this thread, I replied to many of them but just wanted to link to a blog post I wrote that goes into detail answering many of the concerns and criticisms people have around Monero, both true and false:
https://sethforprivacy.com/posts/dispelling-monero-fud/
Always welcome to feedback on it, but I do think it's a nuanced and fair set of responses -- all I really want is people to have a proper grasp on the benefits and tradeoffs of the tools available (i.e. Bitcoin and Monero) and that they are able to choose what fits their needs best.