This system is so badly flawed its not funny.
Having one single note running is like solo mining and others with 50 or more notes sit in a massive pool and take the cream of the top
Back in the instamine days the reward for miners was 100% payout of the 500, now the miners get 80% of the left over scrap 5
Look, we need masternodes to process/mix transactions. We need them to be expensive so that controlling the network is financially unfeasible. We need people to put up masternodes, but they won't stick their money in an unmovable place without a reward. We can't just increase the reward, because that would put the coin out of wack.
Ultimately, the true VALUE of the coin is in the services it can provide, which are the same as Bitcoin, but with complete privacy in a secure, decentralized fashion.
If mining profitability is too low, people will move on to another coin.
If there are too many masternodes, so the rewards are too few, people will close them and use/sell their coin.
eventually, we should find our balance.
If you don't see value in the masternodes and don't want to "share" your mining rewards, that's fine, you can mine another coin and sell it for dark, or keep it. But those are the reasons for why things are being done the way they are. There are many choices out there for other coins.
Anyway, we have to move beyond what is "fair" as some see it, to what will work, proper incentives, etc.... Yes, some people have a lot of money, they are rich, some don't, they are poor. I'm in the 2nd group since I left my job due to illness. But it's those that are wealthy and willing to put their wealth behind this coin so it can work that I thank, because ultimately, the coin will become more valuable and I will benefit. I don't have money to buy better mining equipment (I bought an antminer when I first jumped in here 6 months ago, and it will never ever make enough bitcoin to pay for itself, LOL) There is too much mining pressure for bitcoin and for Darkcoin to make them profitable yet people still mine.
I really don't know what to say to your comment. I've invested in a 3 year contract with amazon and pay about $9 a month in fees ea for my masternodes. Kind of similar to paying for electricity. I also mine on and off with my computers because they're on anyway. I don't think we'll be short of miners any time soon.
So if you think about your comment, it really ends up sounding whiny and immature.