May as well just sell pre-mined 'shares'. It speeds up the process.
But that doesn't build a community does it. Thus a critical component is missing.
You've completely and utterly missed the point.
Depends. Do you want a community drive by pure greed and speculation, like bitcoin? If so, then yes it absolutely speeds up the process.
Truly. I prefer my communities to be driven by pure, unrefined naivete.