why?  I'm asking in earnest.


I know we all say that it doesnt matter which pool is used as they balance out over time but I think that is false.  To me, you would want to be part of the larger pool getting the majority of blocks solved such that you have the highest chance of earning btc within a day.  I would think that picking a smaller pool such as something like ozarks pool or slush or possibly eligus pool you will see a larger proportion of shares per block solved, but that you wouldnt see this payout nearly as often (maybe you would be lucky and your pool would solve one block per day)  My point is that I think you would see a larger per share reward if mining the same hashpower on a smaller pool but it would happen less often...so much less often that you end up losing btc when comparing day to day performance within the same difficulty cycle.