No shade at the person Michael Fitzgerald (or Stoic.xmr). He’s probably a good person
But clearly a better quality book with the same name can be written by a person that understands that the average paragraph contains at least three or four sentences. I can write one. I’ve never written a book before, but fuck it.
What topics would you like to be included in a book titled “Monero Standard”?
I haven’t read the Monero Standard, but I do know a few things about publishing. Most people think they can write a better story than what’s out there. A small percentage actually try. Of those, a small percentage actually finish. Of those, a small percentage get it published. Of those, a small percentage actually spend the time to advertise so that more than their family has a copy.
My suggestion, forget about criticising the “Monero Standard” and actually get started and follow through until the end. Let the market decide if you’re right or you’re just jaded.
If you don’t care about the money (or if you do but aren’t trying to squeeze the max out of it), then put up a blog (or lemmy group) with possible chapters in the book spread over a year or two. The blog posts don’t have to be perfect, but they have to be engaging enough to gain some followers that you can gain feedback from in the comments. Once you have enough material with enough positive feedback and you’ve integrated the criticism of your writing, put together the book and announce it to your following and work outward from there. And try not to use the “Monero Standard” as a title. If your book is better, the other book would discredit yours since people would get confused. And if the original is better, you’d be labelled as a wannabe that was trying to piggy back off the original. Pick your own title based off of the focus your writing.
Thank you. I am definitely thinking of making a book, but not from the perspective of global monetary policy as with Bitcoin standard and Monero standard. But more from a personal perspective on how using privacy tools can improve your life. I tried to start but immediately came to the realization that i know nothing of the global economy haha.