So, what's your role with Ripple? Obviously not just a patron.
Well....I've been donating a lot of processor time to World Community Grid to crunch data to cure cancer, aids, etc. They of course giveaway XRP for this.
I really relish the idea of a virtual Switzerland, where I can put money that I with minimal government intrusion. I wire money around the globe frequently and hate waiting days or weeks for it to get there (depending on holidays/weekends). I travel internationally and .... if you've ever been to a currency exchange ... get sick every time I pay money to use a different money.
I have a few XRP, but...honestly....I don't feel that it will ever exceed .10 cents.....maybe a dollar if it goes CRAZY.
It's the ease of the system that I love, the fact that it's open source. I also LOVE Bitcoin, I love it's anti-establishment nature. But I'm afraid it may be too anti-establishment (as demonstrated by China's/France's announcements).
I see the Ripple system as an excellent way to bridge the existing systems fiat with the future of cryptos, without which I'm afraid governments are gonna come out swinging ... as cryptos completely undermine the nation state.
Oh...and I abhor misinformation.