Experience with bad exchanges, seeking a long term currency investment, and then finally reading code kept bringing me back to Ripple. I have previously invested in many alts---and have made decent money. I am hoping to encourage people to look at other decentralized exchange systems as well.
I assumed it was a scam at first, myself, and then read up on it more.
I am not paid by Ripple Labs.
So what about the mining of ripple? how can anyone with a desire create some XRP? They cant. you just have to grease the bankers palms with payola to get their "long term" investment.
I dont care how long your rubbed your private parts all over the code. Its still centralized and the bag holders are reaping the rewards from their turd sandwiches to all the fools willing to bite into it..