Quote from: smooth on March 07, 2015, 12:19:35 PM

Quote from: illodin on March 07, 2015, 12:11:20 PM

Quote from: smooth on March 07, 2015, 12:04:46 PM

Quote from: illodin on March 07, 2015, 11:43:51 AM

Quote from: smooth on March 07, 2015, 10:53:06 AM

I don't believe it can have any confidence of even doing that, because there is a reasonable probability that masternodes will ultimately be owned by corporations in the business of mining data for profit. The whole internet tracking and tracing industry didn't start out that way either, it happened over time because it was profitable. Many early pioneers on the internet were advocates for privacy and individual empowerment, but in reality the internet turned into a massive surveillance machine, not only for the NSA, but for business too. Masternodes are the same.

If you are an individual and have a masternode that is laying golden eggs for the rest of your lifetime, why would you give it up to some corporation?

Because that's how markets work. If it is more profitable for them then it is for you, and it will be, they buy it from you. Such a deal is good for you (price is higher than what you would make) and good for them (price is lower than what they will make).

Wow.. can't wait to become millionaire then. If you really believe that, you should buy a masternode right now.

You don't really understand economic reasoning very well. If the scenario plays out his way and leads to failure, then it won't play out this way. Its' called backward induction. People will see that corporations taking over masternodes would (or at least could) lead to privacy failure, and flee for a solution that doesn't lead to this failure. Now its possible people could be ignorant or fooled though, and I never said DRK can't be pumped a lot higher. It might very well be a great investment. Technology wise, no, I don't think so.

What a viper. In almost every post you are trying to cut drk head to feel a bit taller.

The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.