"too slow" based on your assessment...I'm sure this was all very well thought out.  The hashrate is rapidly increasing, which means more miners are finally realizing the potential of LBRY.  I especially liked the slow mining start (something zCASH will be doing) and the ramp up - it evens the playing field and allows everyone who is interested to get in on the project.

I believe in LBRY long term - there are no competitors coming even close to what their vision is, they have a working product, a very professional and dedicated dev team and I'm sure sooner or later they will get some big name content producers in who will realize the value of such a platform.  Take Redbull for instance - they are sharing via Amazon and other media providers - how much do you think those content hosting sites are taking in terms of profits?  With LBRY, Redbull would get the vast majority of streaming/download profits, and those who download the content and help share it would get rewarded as well.