Quote from: lethos3 on September 25, 2016, 01:38:11 PM

Quote from: smoothie on September 25, 2016, 07:37:14 AM

Quote from: smitemesmith on September 23, 2016, 04:38:36 PM

Nice to hear that LTC development is active. With all the hype right now about anonymity this is a good call for litecoin.

I'm skeptical that adding CT will have adverse affects to LTC on a socioeconomic level.

CT is only part of the solution to privacy/anonymity.

I don't know if anyone remember when DOGE was rising like crazy and Litecoin felt "threatened" their community paid some voluntary work thing in Madagascar, planting trees or something because DOGE presumably was rising on charity news, it was hilarious desperation like this now.

That's odd I remember how the litecoin creator Charlie Lee reached out to the DOGE community and offered the option of merged mining so that DOGE could survive. The design of DOGE and it's fast collapse of mining reward meant that within the year most miners would be forced to abandon it or mine at a lose. Many in the DOGE community including their leader attacked Charlie for making the offer. Minds changed as miners were forced to abandon DOGE and eventually it became supported by the strength of the Litecoin Network.

While it is true that there are a minority of negative individuals involved with all coins (and they show up more when a coin is being pumped) the Litecoin community has in general embraced Bitcoins and various alt coins. An example of this is how the Litecoin community was impressed by the DOGE community charitable efforts. In fact there are various Litecoin charitable efforts that continue to this day as a result of the example set.

One of the important reasons for privacy not being mentioned is the requirement for it by merchants. If cryptocurrency was ever adopted at the level many in these forums hope for many merchants would be unhappy with a traceable currency that allows the competition to track part of their cash flow. Another reason is that being untraceable is beneficial to those living under the tyranny of corrupt governments. A good non-monetary example of why privacy is required in the real world is the utilization of TOR in countries where you might lose your life for reading certain internet content. By allowing people to tunnel out an avenue for self education (and not indoctrination) is provided.

Edit: Here's a link to an article that includes information about a joint charitable effort by the dogecoin and litecoin community called LiteShibes 4 Christmas. An example of how communities can work together for the good.

http://www.coindesk.com/things-alt-feathercoin-forks-collaborative-crowdfund-charity/