pre mine is a big no, but i don't care if it is POS or anything else as long as it can survive and its price goes up.
And if there is a premined coin with 1 millions users and growing faster than Bitcoin, then you are just going to let the train leave the station with you left behind because of your irrational bias?
Do you really think you can fork an inertia like that.
Could this bias be what prevents the very scenario you are talking about? I'm fairly certain there is a psychological term for it, but don't feel like looking it up when the example is right here.
I don't think so because speculators are followers not leaders. Adoption can lead speculation, not vice versa.
This assumes that everyone who is speculating is only thinking as (or for) speculators in their equation, some, if not most, might be using their own metrics for use to determine what to invest in--not a "what would someone else use" mindset, but a "what would I use" mindset. It is possible for people to be both user and speculator and simultaneously spur adoption and speculation.
But I don't think speculators make wise decisions as to how to invest for adoption, because they are not close enough to the technology and marketing. The creators are the leaders. That is why I have often said that I don't think open source can create/tap a new market.
I intend to prove that and say, "I told you so" to smooth, rpietila, and all the Monero crowd.
Open source is a refinement and shared investment in quality assurance mechanism, not a creative one.