The "Dash is a scam" argument doesn't work. Open your eyes. Look at the price.
Fiat money is a scam too. No one cares.
Got it in one. As a "clueless noobie", to quote a relentless troller on the Dash thread, I see that those in the Monero camp have a massive blindspot, about how,
despite being less than a pristine and pure coin,
Dash is succeeding. On Planet Monero, marketing seems to be a bad word, and user friendliness? Pshaw, too smart to need that!
Come on! If that is what it takes to elevate a "flawed" coin like Dash to greatness, then how amazing could a "superior" crypto like Monero be, if that strategy were adopted? Please be dispassionate, and look at it without bias. If Monero is technically better than Dash, and yet Dash outperforms Monero, then what could the difference be?
From this clueless noobie's viewpoint, the keys to domination in the Anonymous Coin Game appear to be marketing and user friendliness. And having trollers in the penalty box could be considered a negative factor as well.
Despite having better players, Monero is massively behind on points, as Dash is working better as a team, and its strategy is superior. Is it too late for Monero to learn this? The Anonymous Coin Game will only have one winner. Can M come from behind? Will D hang on for the win? Stay tuned!
The thing is, Monero doesn't work like that, it has no central funds and consequent marketing budget. Also It cannot restrict supply, it's all open to the market.
Evan, his whales and the nodes can act in concert to make moves, to create expensive marketing in a way Monero cannot.
However, that is also its appeal - it is not centralised, there is no controlling central force and the price IS the price, it cannot be artificial.
So, while we are perhaps jealous of Dash's marketing (and price) we know Monero is fundamentally honest and open, there is no cabal of self-interested parties controlling it and ramping up the price.
Dash may win for now, yes - it has had a stunning run and made a leap in profile, brand recognition...
But you know what, I will keep my Monero, thanks - and I know why.