Normally I would not reply to Spoetnik topics/posts, but with this topic he touches on a subject that I believe will be one of a few things that will keep the Crypto movement from becoming mainstream.
Unfortunately, you are speaking to a brick wall on the subject. As this communities' population exploded we have seen that when one appeals to greed, the community cannot throw money fast enough at whatever is being preached/sold etc. Look at the recent million+ dollar IPOs.
Offer foundational/ basic services, charitable services or even new innovation without appealing to greed and those donation addresses will be as barren as a desert ghost town.
The obsession with all Cryptos' being investments feeds into this greed. Very little resources are being spent on trying to get more mainstream demographics that would not see Cryptos as investments, but as tools for other pursuits. I have a few coins in deep freeze for now while I get the supporting services written and online. These coins are aimed at a different demographic and will not be marketed as investments. Will they succeed? They will only succeed if I can pull in a market outside of the current Crypto community, as they are not going to appeal to greed.
Anyway, this is not the thread to get into details.
The Crypto community needs an inrush of members not after the quick buck. There is nothing wrong with making money in Crypto, but it has become the only reason the vast majority people join any more. There is a reason many of the original devs do not participate or have left altogether. I was very close to this point myself, but I am giving it another shot.
that is pretty much what every single thing i have ever said here is about (if you didn't read my past comments)
i'm not joking or exaggerating either.. i have preached this point you just said non stop !
i couldn't agree more and i look forward to your ideas panning out and wish ya success with your projects
you can tell by peoples little comments sprinkled around the scene that 90% care about Lambo's profits.. that's it !
and it sickens me.
crap posted like what is the most profitable coin to mine..
and more disturbing is people posting about how to pump up or their coins or pump this or pump that..
all the chatter is about trying to spike the price to profit short term.. regardless of consequences to the entire scene long term future.
NOT about attracting real world users etc..
priority no. 1 should be usage.. then investment i think.
losers posting "HOW DO I MAKE MY SHIT COIN POPULAR" ....(so i can get rich)
is sick.. these are cancerous losers that must go..
and yeah this is not the place.. i am going off in left field pretty hard here LOL
all i can say is i support Digital Currencies NOT Digital Pyramid Scheme
investment stocks or what ever..
i just noticed over time that the generosity has evaporated and vanished.. from my perspective.
and the various symptoms of greed have gotten out of control and utterly ridiculous