Why #Monero as freedom money?

It would be easier to support something like Bitcoin Cash or Litecoin. Both work, they both offer privacy tools, are listed on every exchange, and are not subject to the regulatory risks Monero is.

So, why Monero when there are easier options? 👇 Since chainalysis entered the scene in mid-early 2010s, we were told Bitcoin privacy would improve. We had a proposal for confidential transactions. We were told L2s would bring privacy. 2/9

The situation with the influx of Monero transactions:

Anywhere from 3-6k txs in the mempool for past few hrs. Theres currently a backlog of 19 blocks worth of transactions waiting to be confirmed on #Monero, and the QoS of public nodes has degraded. 1/4

https://twitter.com/tannerdsilva/status/1765778590883328056

Block sizes continue to grow, but not fast enough to accomodate the demand, because not people or transactions are choosing to pay higher fees.

Flooding the chain with minimum fee txs does very little to expand the block size. 2/4

https://twitter.com/DontTraceMeBruh/status/1765285583344091378

Four places to buy #Monero today without centralized exchanges, no KYC or account verification process, and no needing to ask permission to trade or give custody of your coins to anyone:

1/5 @SamouraiWallet Swaps - swap with Bitcoin. Atomic Swaps. Trustless, non-custodial.
2/5

United States Government to create a registry of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency miners and their geographic locations, with a daily fine of $10,633 for failure to comply.

#Monero solves this with CPU mining, which is difficult if not impossible to target. 1/4
tftc.io/eia-bitcoin-mi… These are the forms you are required to fill-out if you mine/validate bitcoin or any other proof of work or proof of stake cryptocurrencies. 2/4

Coming from Bitcoin, when I began using #Monero in 2020 I noticed Monero's infrastructure lagging far behind compared to Bitcoin.

A lot of building has happened since then, and I would now say Monero is close to being caught up.

This is a 🧵exploring some advancements.
1/11 In 2020 there were 3 good wallet options: official GUI/CLI wallet, @cakewallet, and @monerujowallet.

Now:
@MoneroCom
@FeatherWallet
@anoneroio
@stack_wallet & Stack Duo
Mysu from @pokkst
@RINOwallet enterprise and multisig wallet
@MoneroSigner dedicated signing device
2/11

Governments woke up one day and realized they were losing control. Encrypted communications, free access to information, and the freedom to transact diminish the returns to violence and ability to extort.

#Monero is one of the few things that remain outside of their control.
1/7 Janet Yellen says in her warning to crypto users: "If ... wish to realize the tremendous benefits of being part of the U.S Financial system"

Bitcoin came into existence to be an alternative, NOT to be part of the U.S. financial system
2/7

https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1727074910370214051

Before sounding the alarm as if a new vulnerability was found, it is important to ask yourself "Do I know what I'm talking about?"

If there's doubt, you are doing one of two things:
1-misleading those who think you know what you're talking about
2-damaging your credibility

1/7

https://twitter.com/ChrisBlec/status/1720618229876375602

The weaknesses exploited in this report were first presented to the public 4 years ago in the "Breaking Monero" series. 2/7

All this dystopia has me feeling bleak about the future. Reading The Sovereign Individual to get my mind back on track.

As I read, I will post quotes I like in this thread🧵: "If our deductions are correct, you stand at the threshold of the most sweeping revolution in history. Faster than all but a few now imagine, microprocessing will subvert and destroy the nation state... This will be far from an easy transformation."

Chris is mistaken, but the topic is very nuanced.

I'm going to make this as simple as possible.

This is Bitcoin:
10+11 = 21

and this is Monero:
(5 * 4 + 7) - (2^3 + √(144)) + (16-2)= 21

As you can see, both have the same solution, both are auditable, Monero is more complex.

https://twitter.com/ChrisBlec/status/1699550036785287254

My full response

https://twitter.com/DontTraceMeBruh/status/1699636629743321483

How to start mining #Monero in 5 minutes or less
Braindead simple method:

You need:
A computer
An internet connection
A fresh Monero wallet

Steps:

https://twitter.com/DontTraceMeBruh/status/1648015769806970979

Step 1 - Go to gupax.io, download the bundle for your OS and extract it, run Gupax.

Step 2 - Select the P2pool tab and click "Select Fastest Node"

Step 3 - Enter your primary Monero address in the address field, click "Start p2pool" button at the bottom

How to start mining #Monero in 10 minutes or less.
METHOD 1:

You need:
A computer running Linux, Windows, Or Mac
An Internet connection
A fresh Monero wallet

Steps: Step 1 - Download XMRig
xmrig.com

Step 2: Download latest p2pool release for your OS
github.com/SChernykh/p2po…

Step 3: Find a remote node nearest your region that supports p2pool:
xmrvsbeast.com/p2pool/monero_…

Falling down the watch collecting rabbit hole...

Current top contender for purchase is the Baltic Aquascaphe GMT in grey.

Thoughts from any collectors who follow me? Or anyone who owns one? kinda torn between the GMT and the classic version which I actually like the look of more, but no date window and no gmt obviously (but also $400 cheaper)