I had an interesting talk last night about crypto ( what else ) with a bunch of people with various interest in this tech and various understanding of the said tech. All were invested in it though.
I find this...a bit bizzare but also very common. People putting hard earned cash into something they half-understand in hopes of hitting the jackpot that some random people promise that will come. Soon. Moon. Whatever.
It's easy to fall for all kind of "prophets' when you definitely know nothing or very little about this.
Reading this, what's your feeling?
A. I know a lot, thank you very much!
B. That's me!
C. ** FUCK YOU!**
I think the safest bet is to agree that most of us are the Jon Snow of Crypto.
I propose a simple test: Can you explain bitcoin got a total newb in less than 5 minutes?
If not: read this famous article
Another test: Do you understand what's the difference between ETH and BTC? Can you explain it to someone else?
IF not: read this
Another test: Can you imagine clearly what blockchain can change and how? Even at a very basic level?
IF not: watch this
Final test: Did you make money trading crypto?
If not, read this [ also this guy is on steemit 
These are just a tiny tiny tiny part of all the articles I read over the year and had an impact on my understanding. But guess what? Most people I shared these with, will never read them all. Too long, boring, meh, do I really need to.
Where do I send the money?!
Ok. Good luck. Don't be a statistic :)