However there is another aspect in danger here: fairness between holders across time. Any change would split monero holders forever into the before-change holders and the after-change newcomers. The latters criticizing the formers for the advantage they got over them. Serious drawback for adoption to be carried forever.
Definitely a valid point. If it were not addressed adequately could very well spell the undoing of any change, and I'm not sure whether or not it can be.
Likewise about there being a possible silent majority that would be strongly against it. Again I'm not sure how we could know whether there is or not.
I have some ideas to handle this in a way that I believe is absolutely 100% fair to everyone, but hard to implement. Perhaps we consider that at a later time when there are less pressing issues.
I agree 100% to flattening the emission curve to benefit later adopters. Sadly it also benefits early adopters before the curve by slowing things down early. So maybe it benefits late & early adopters at the expense of middle adopters?
But more than that on a fundamental discussion like this would be figuring out how to "vote" with real monero supporters.
On idea is to have people spend Monero for a vote that goes into the dev fund. Since we are massively underfunded I like the idea of pitting two groups against each other in a fundamental vote and throwing the proceeds at the dev fund.
(I do think what money has been spent by the devs needs to be documented - and the dev fund needs to be transparent)
Another is to have a 3 month (or even 1 month) escrow. This should get rid of a lot of the bytecoin shills. Instead of proving they just have the coins (buy from market, vote, sell) they have to send to a pre-determined escrow and the coins are released after 1 - 3 months.
I like the idea of funding development, and funding mining too.
But...
Beyond the practicalities, the problem with voting is that the minority loses. Whichever way it goes some will see what they bought, changed without their consent (and against their wishes) after they got it home.
If a vote were called, I suspect some folks would simply sell, and if it comes out the way they want, buy back.
Not everyone is so generous as we.
Yes, I'd be against any such change.
