XMR Future on Nostr: I have and use both. Pros and cons to each. Different goals, different tools. Monero ...

I have and use both. Pros and cons to each. Different goals, different tools. Monero is an IQ test and an honesty litmus for bitcoiners.

We can acknowledge Satoshi was intelligent, or even a genius, without thinking he could forsee every single thing, or that he was a god, or a first iteration was perfect. That doesn't mean we think he is an idiot.

"A p2p electronic cash system"
Monero is a better digital **cash**. Private, fungible, faster, cheaper tx fees.

Bitcoin has been better at preserving value longerterm, but that wasn't the original cypherpunk goal for ecash.