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I enjoyed your analysis. Group behavior is definately measurable. Applied to financial instruments esp. Speculation on potential adoption can obv render the spec line inflated for the time, until adoption ensues...find rptiela's work interesting, and slippery slope's log model convincing.
Obv it's a gamble, obv it's risky, and obv it's about making money, so what...that's how markets work and innovations come to life.