This gets asked in a similar way getting the same exact replies pretty much daily.
anyway
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I would say the root of it is what are you after ?
It's funny i am the only one who ever said this from what i recall.
And i have been lecturing you all saying it over & over for ages too.
Boils down to being a profiteer or supporter.
- A profiteer will invest in ANYTHING as long as they get a profit.
- A supporter will be looking for a project that is legit basically.
What that ends up meaning is finding a crypto currency with a vision that you believe in.
Say Maidsafe or Monero, Dash or ETH etc.
They have a different vision.
So do they seem like something you want to support ?
How they work + ideology and morals come into play of course.
For example any coin that is an ICO is out of the question with my beliefs / reasoning.
Showing up here in the crypto scene is a rude awakening.
Right away the first thing thrown in your face is morality issues.
Then you are continually tested.
What you think may change in time.. it's a learning process.
I myself have had to rethink things many times since i started.
For example i think the first coin i *tried to support by defending it here a little was FTC / Feathercoin.
Back then years ago i was not aware of cloning problems and i thought their "community" bullshit was convincing.
And i am glad i dropped that shit.. it's done nothing since years later.
I was naive basically.. i was low hanging crypto-fruit
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I would value honesty with a coin and it's related dev's etc more than anything.
I am not worried if they have bad past or made mistakes either.
As long as they are sincere and want to move forward in a constructive way.
Good luck NOOBS ..you are going to need (
it hurts losing your crypto-trader-virginity to scammers)