"The advancement is so fast. Can they just slow down" this is coming from a friend who is a noob and still trying to find his way around Bitcoin.
He already invested in Bitcoin some time ago and tries to dedicate at least 30minutes to 1hour to learn about Bitcoin after work. Recently when we met and we're discussing about his learnings and what new thing he has learned. He started to mention the latest advancement in the Bitcoin space from Bitcoin ordinals, BRC-20, etc. and how he gets confused trying to keep up. Because it is like as soon as he's trying to understand on concept another new one is springing up somewhere. I get his point. Most times, this can be really overwhelming. I think there is a fear of missing out here and being behind. What advice do you have to give to my friend who is trying to juggle getting grounded in the basics and keeping up with these latest update on Bitcoin?
This might be off-topic but please bear with me since I kinda relate somehow to the topic.
Back when I was learning software development, I was also getting overwhelmed by lots of stuffs to learn. I am pretty sure that web development was just like HTML, CSS and then Javascript until I read about the other frameworks like what the fuck are these. That led me to being overwhelmed on this whole journey in my own career.
Turns out that I don't need to learn all those stuffs anyway. As for your friend, you don't need to learn everything. There's just way too much to absorb in learning Bitcoin. Surely not everyone here knows BRC-20 and not everyone here knows how to mine Bitcoin (count me in as price of rigs here in my country is insane).
If your friend only knows how to be a hodler, that's perfectly fine. If s/he wants to learn more stuffs related to Bitcoin just take it one step at a time. It does not have to be one day journey.
Simply that he should not become obsessed with it, that he should learn little by little. I don't have a great technical knowledge but with the passing of the years I know a little more and more, without reaching the level of those who comment in the technical sections, most of whom I suppose have degrees in computer science, computer engineering and careers like that. What I do understand more is the economic or monetary part.
So, as I said before, let him go little by little, he is not risking his life in it. If he acquires Bitcoin as much as he can, he will have a better future.
While I do have some technical knowledge in CS and IT, technical stuffs in Bitcoin is not really my cup of tea. It might not be for everyone anyway. Kudos to those who have extensive technical knowledge in Bitcoin.