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 That would be a very valid and self-evident category.

Applying the label to anything that isn't Bitcoin and especially to what is arguably the best tool for anonymous and private financial transactions in existence, isn't.

I really don't get people who think the way you do. Bitcoin and #monero are software, it's not a football club.

I rarely actually use Bitcoin (onchain), but I save in Bitcoin. It's great for that, Monero not so much.

I use Lightning day-to-day a lot, but Lightning is a hot wallet (not just mine, the whole network). I would not be comfortable having more than a few thousand $ worth of sats in there at any time.

I don't save much on Monero (but more than Lightning), and while thr UX/UI is not as polished, in terms of low friction and anonymity/privacy guarantees, Bitcoin doesn't match it today.

It would be great if Bitcoin could do all of it, but privacy and anonymity today onchain are a chore, and it will also flag any coins you tried to anonymize in a very public way.

In short, it's not either-or, it's not black and white, and it's not so simple as "not bitcoin? shitcoin!"

I'm sorry, but respectfully, that's rather stupid and ignorant. No offense.