Great posts p-trump...I read them all. You make a lot of sense to me, a non-tsch person - thanks
I would like to address one thing you said and put my spin on it. I highlighted it above.
I don't believe that its the lack of holders that don't value it, I believe it's the intimidating nature of the crypto space and lack of simple, idiot-proof ways of participating for the non-techies.
Thanks for the feedback
I agree the crypto space can be very intimidating for non tech people, I've modified my approach quite a bit since I first started. In the early days, I thought diversification into alts was a good strategy, but later I found I just didn't have the time and skill to do enough in-depth research to make good investment decisions, and learning how to secure everything kept me awake at night. Leaving coins on exchanges because you don't feel comfortable using the wallet securely is asking for trouble, eventually, you will be the victim of an exchange hack, account freeze, government crack-down or exit scam by the exchange owners, so you have to control your own private keys to sleep well at night.
About 18 months ago I decided to simplify my portfolio down to just a few great coins I actually understood and believed in, and then the task of keeping up to date as a user is not so intimidating. Warren Buffet says good investing is like batting in baseball but without the three strikes and you're out rule, so it doesn't matter how many potential 'hits' you miss by not having a swing, it only matters that when you do swing your success rate is very high. KMD is by far my biggest asset now, so for me it's essential to keep up to date, plus the tech and vision jl777 has created is mind blowing, so I'm extremely confident KMD will be a home run eventually.
In my earlier crypto days I was always chasing the next big thing, but unless you're working at this full-time the landscape is too big now, probably even working full-time if you're a lone wolf, so a better strategy for me has been learning to not worry so much about mooning coins that I didn't invest in, I just concentrate on the quality coins I have invested in and use my limited crypto time (before 6am & after 9pm) to stay up to date.
Great read p-trump!
It's as if you and me are on the same page. I have been accumulating komodo based of a successful friend of mine that has been in this
space for 5 years. I first tries the chasing, then the ico's, then the scalping and it all taught me a big lesson...find a project that has deep
beliefs in personal freedom and he turned me on to kmd. I started loading up my bag and now have a little over 1.2%. I wish I would of listened to him sooner but I guess we all have to go through swings and misses. He started the crypto warriors group on facebook and I would be lost if it wasn't for him. I don't know his holdings but I do know he gives back above and beyond.