My advice for you is to be active in different topics, write good and constructive comments on the topic. For 1.5 months you will reach the rank of Junior Member.
i suggest you set a goal for yourself that you will always make a good constructive post say 3 posts everyday on different topics. you can set alarm to monitor that so whenever it rings then you go back to business and make your posts. by this your activities will rise for you to get your promotion.
First of all, change your mind's mentality by not posting for Merit. Extract knowledge about crypt. Try to help everyone as little or as big as possible. When posting, try posting quality and straightforward. Do not have to pray for Merit, it's a big barrier to not be get merit.
Read to get enough knowledge about crypto. That is when your knowledge acquired in crypto will guide you to make successful contributions to investment project. And by your effort or contributions to the project merits will be awarded.
I think it is wrong to call bitcoin a "private" currency.
On the contrary, imo bitcoin is much more of a public currency that any national currency is.
Although the usage of Bitcoin is still low, it is used by people all around the world. Moreover it has received global recognition and attention. Crypto holders are beginning to use Bitcoin in real life.
I just game basketball and League of legends. sometimes my girlfriend is my stress reliever.
I play fifa, sometimes i read and of course when the stress outweighs me i sleep. There are other times too that i discuss stressing issues with my best friend to calm situations down.