I think there is plenty of middle ground. Most would like to see the bitcoin network more secured, most would also like to make some money for their efforts. Not really sure what this post is driving at. I mined around break even with GPUs for awhile however judge future miner hardware purchases based on speculative BTC ROI. Being interested in ASICs and not wanting to lose money aren't mutually exclusive. I'm sure there are plenty that have bought small USB miners for fun knowing they'd likely never turn a profit and also purchased larger priced ASICs with profitability in mind.
What is this post driving at? I'm just pointing out that there seems to be such a strong divide between the "wants" and the "want nots".
And oddly, some of the most vocal people in the Custom Hardware subforum are the "want nots". Why do they feel its their duty to "educate" those of us who are actually interested in the topic? Frankly, it tiresome and boring.
Flame away!
to be honest, i am not against collectors and small miners who take mining as a hobby, but I am against that behavior because it gives the wrong attitude for manufacturers, they will overprice each product because of people like that.... nothing personal but i guess it is an open market and this is how it goes...
