I see huge differences in culture omg 

At its core they are both cults around the asset yes but BTC values really distinguish it to me. You could really use BTC as a kind of a religion more so than Ripple 

Ex: try googling “time preference” + Bitcoin, and then Ripple

Bitcoin being a cult is definitely a thing and I agree that this is probably the biggest distinction. Something which was intended to be built on anarchist distributed principles is now viewed as an immaculate conception by a godlike character. They ignore the reality the Satoshi could have been multiple people…

I don’t know that XRP has any values other than number go up

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