It's a competent vessel for executing transactions, but there are virtually no places you can use it. I think most Monero transactions are between leet Monero aficionados. And it's popular on the dark web marketplaces. I don't really see any value in accumulating XMR. If you're buying something with Monero, just convert some bitcoin to the amount you need. Otherwise, I don't see a lot of value in the currency.