Well, what I described is the best understanding I have been able to absorb from people like Szabo and others. How is it any different that the way the market for actual large quantities of real gold works?
Well, isn't their vision of BTC the same as that of actual large quantities of physical gold? As long as the system maintains its integrity, and the users still maintain the possibility of sending it, doesn't Kim Jun Un's BTC retain it's value?
He's paying good money to complain, and the reality is that while everyone here lives in a bubble the money is chasing PoS chains. Why can't people accept that it's about the user base as much as the infrastructure? Public image matters, I agree with Cory.
Suggestion: Each user should be able to adjust the price of replies/comments/branches on their posts, subject to the proviso that they cannot lower the price below what they owe to everyone above them (including the 20% to twetch)
OK, how does that really work? A megaphone is power, having more people see a post is power. Demanding payment for comments on my posts restricts demand down to supply. Anyone who posts a reply knows that there are few enough replies that I saw it.