I am also just looking to learn. I don't know the answers to these questions at all. Good questions.
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Oh haha! Good man. Just started following you recently so assumed opposite based on this post.
Currently reading "Zero to Monero" to learn a bit more about various ring signatures (it covers a lot of additional things too)
I have been holding some bitcon since 2017. I started mining in 2020. Recently I have been questioning more since moneri seems like another legit project. And I do wonder if the governments, saylors, gamestop, ETFs, etc are ruining what I thought bitcoin is supposed to be.
I get the sentiment, but bitcoin is bigger than those forces, thankfully. I never really studied any alts, but from a purely math perspective monero seems like a good investment of time.
I tend to agree. I think bitcoin is here to stay. Maybe monero also. I like to stay open. I have been mining a tiny bit on my Mac because I have lots of extra free energy so why not.