I dont think that is the real answer to the question they were looking for. That is bitcoin and not Nxt.
The real answer is probably yes to the question.
Bitcoin early adopters still had to mine their coins. Nxt founders did not have to mine their coins.
Nxt founders risked some btc when your mouth has been busy trolling somewhere else!
The amount btc early adopters had paid for mining something in existence and processing were almost the same amount in fiat, that we has paid for funding something which was not even clear to come out of the dark or not (and all of you had the same opportunity)
So stop whining, buy some, or if you find it not useful, move over to another one fitting your preferences!