The big lessons I learned when I had to leave Bitcoin to still live fiat-free in 2016: scale or die, and DAO or GTFO.
I won't build my life around something that doesn't have these two things, plus basic privacy. Learned the hard way.
A big reason behind my longevity in Dash.
https://inleo.io/threads/view/dashpay/re-leothreads-bajajibh