Hello Karmanians,
I like to know who I am talking to, I believe that if you have genuine intentions for Karma's future it is a reasonable request considering that everyone is hiding currently behind pseudonym here.
That of course excludes TheLittleDuck - it is nice to meet you David.
Well met Andre! And welcome to the dialogue / discussion (I'm more interested in the former than the later)
And thank you for recognizing the value of the suggestions that I and others have made.
When I think of Karma I think of a society and community that has more of a "spiritual leader" -- not someone with Messianic aspirations as others have accused. I think more of Python's own Guido van Rossum "Benevolent Dictator for Life"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benevolent_dictator_for_lifeI'm not proposing that I alone fill this role. What we do need though is a council or a "board" using the parlance from the biomedical company I used to work for where we had a very formalized change-management system in place.
The Godfather idea to me seems to heavy-handed and patriarchal. I should think we have a bright future in trying to attract more women to the coinbase!
I agree that having a vested interest in the coinbase in the form of current holdings is an important consideration, though I would argue that it runs somewhat against the interests of the public trust. To some extent that is "retrospective karma" and not "go forward karma" that I feel the coinbase needs to grow and thrive.
If you want to compare wallets I should think one ought to do it with something that can be translated into actionable money.
Just to put things in perspective? We paid
http://www.howitworksmedia.com about $6000 USD to produce our explainer video including hiring Chris Rice the voice of "what is bitcoin?" and "what is bitcoin mining?"
http://vimeo.com/98211762I'm more than happy to explore a joint-venture if we can understand what your goals are for the coinbase -- there could be a natural "for-profit" as well as a "not-for-profit" component.
Ultimately I believe that EVERY coinbase has to solve a problem other than as an affinity rewards program for the sole purpose of amusing its members.
Let's talk?
-David V Duccini