I started this rant in another section but this caused the conversation to veer off from OP intent so I started this new one to discuss how hardware in the chain is sold.

The biggest problem I have about the way hardware is sold is that. 1 of the biggest perks of bitcoin is its suppose to be a financial system run by the people. I originally got into it because I loved the idea of a system away from the corruption and scheming of banks and government. But when you have a system that shits on the little guys and only rewards the people who can buy mass quantity, its no longer a system run by the people it is now a system run in majority by the rich. This basically makes BTC like every other currency where the few dictate everything. The only perk it has now is the Anonymity and that only depends on where you live and even then with all the scams and theft out their, this causes just as many problems as it does solutions.

I have no problems with the people who have been doing this for years and have stockpiled and generated from being early investors. its just if people can literally be spamming the webpage from the moment it goes in stock and still not able to get a single machine, its no longer a currency run by the people and in fact goes against everything I would of thought bitcoin standed for. I just think Bitmain Canaan and all other hardware suppliers should prioritize selling few machines to many over alot of machines to few and let those who want to buy 60 machines + have to pay the premium prices instead of the little guys who just want 1 or 2 machines each release.

You hear slogans like "Grow the block chain" but if your only selling machines to the few, how does this help "grow the chain"? I have only been in this for a year so maybe im not fully understanding the system as well as some, however if in the end you wind up with only 100 or so people with all the machines does this not destroy the whole BTC system? without a vast network of DIFFERENT people verifying transactions it opens the network up to so many issues does it not?

anyways.. that's my rant feel free to post opinions weather they agree with me or not, maybe you guys can make me understand this. General point im trying to make in all this is. The needs of the MANY should out way  the needs of the FEW (patent pending), and the manufacturing needs to stop catering to the bigwigs and share some love with us little guys who just wana grow by 1 or 2 machines a month without having to pay the bigwigs $3000 for a machine!