Quote from: xhomerx10 on February 21, 2018, 05:04:34 PM

Your "proof of possession" concept is (also) on a collision course with the "proof of burn" concept. By design, the burned coins cannot be moved - ever.

I agree, though this is trivial to solve. Simply exempt that one address from this rule. So there will be 21m minus whatever is burnt. Still has the advantages I listed.

Quote from: franky1 on February 21, 2018, 05:26:42 PM

nope im seeing the bigger broader picture. and this idea is not new, and has been laughed at, tried, tested and failed and laughed at again and again many times (see my p.s at the end for a hint)

Equating this idea with what youre referring to (some altcoin implementing demurrage) only makes some sense if you think one transaction once every few years is expensive, which it isnt, especially when you dont care for quick confirmation. So if you do move your funds, you incur virtually no penalty (yes you do need to pay regular transaction fees though, I dont think theres a way to get around that - maybe they could be lowered by replacing regular transactions with some kind of signaling that is lighter in size, though that would probably complicate implimination). Once again, you're trying to say I'm suggesting people should lose funds over time, which completely misses the point. The whole point is to make it as easy as possible to not lose any money, while still being able to reusing lost funds (although at a significant delay unfortunately).

Also, has bitcoin not been laughed at time and time again? Don't argue through intimidation please.

Quote from: franky1 on February 21, 2018, 05:26:42 PM

my PUBLIC key is my identity. i can paste that into a explorer and check the value without needing to touch my private key. i do not want to change my identity just to keep some mining pool from robbing me fast or slow.

Youre still making the same mistake. You know your public key has multiple different addresses, right? You are NOT forced to change your public key, private key, wallet, identity, number of children (that was kind of funny though), anything except the address at which the funds reside - you just send your funds from the address with the funds to another (fresh) address you own in the same wallet.

Quote from: franky1 on February 21, 2018, 05:26:42 PM

my private keys are locked away to avoid me getting tempted to spend.

Well, OK, something to consider. I don't think personal temptations should enter the equation, but I guess this is a subjective matter.

Quote from: franky1 on February 21, 2018, 05:26:42 PM

my analogies of banks(pools) where your hope that banks(pools) will trickle the funds out to the community is obsurd.

What is mining? What are fees? Youre objecting to what Bitcoin already is. Im not hoping they will trickle down anything. They obviously have to buy stuff with the bitcoins they mine (electricity, equipment, paychecks). Again, this is just what mining already is.