No need to be pedantic, Smooth. I understand that you're not going around and preventing others from promoting Monero. I just don't think it's consistent for someone to make millions from cryptocurrency, and then make self-righteous posts about the risks of cryptocurrency. Posts which imply that Monero shouldn't be promoted because it has risks associated with it. Posts which argue against retiring a meme that is harmful to Monero.


Meme: A behavior, idea, or style that spreads through a population. Not the common usage of the term which refers to a picture with some text on it. "Don't buy Monero" has become a meme in the sense that it's showing up in comment sections on articles, Twitter, Reddit, anywhere that Monero is discussed. All that we're saying is, "Don't buy Monero" was fine and funny as an inside joke, but now more and more people are looking into Monero. They won't understand that it's a joke (have seen this exact situation multiple times), and it's in the best interest of the project to kill the joke.