Quote from: Xav on January 22, 2014, 09:56:50 AM

If wealth-distribution is a major problem then are we making any progress toward a solution by Bitcoin? Let's face it, geeks and daredevils (speculators c.s.) are not the most emphatic sort of people, are they, yet they are the big owners of Bitcoin. They either suffer from a lack of social skills or from an overdose of testosterone (causing more risk taking). Take for instance the Winklevoss brothers ... (fill in the dots) ... 'our' new banksters? Let's hope, I'm mistaken, and I'll burn a candle for the exceptions like guru Andreas Antonopoulos.

I believe so. The distribution of wealth across a group is not so much a problem as it is indicative of the underlying power structure within that group. Bitcoin takes some power from banks and gives it to individuals in a way which I perceive to be, on net, a boon to humanity. Banksters would only have power in Bitcoin proportional to their ability to trick others into giving them power and money, i.e. they could be nothing more than scammers. Perhaps some measure of "wealth-gap" will decrease, perhaps it will increase, but either way, I believe it will be a change for the better.