Thank you for not taking offence, and helping me understand your views. I think maybe my own views are very simplistic and what I hope, or wish probably is not an answer to your questions.
Who do I ask the question: WHY does Devcoin/Devtome pay me for my writing? Is it because it is valued on it's own merit, or is it just a mechanism for building the Devcoin community?
If the latter is the case, maybe its just about deciding how big the resource should be and setting a price that's worth to get done and putting up "bounties" or some such for x number of words on certain subjects like any of the other projects Devcoin funds?
Perhaps that's a question to ask oneself. If sweeteners are the core remit then I think that appeals to the wrong subset and I can more efficiently apply the results of my time/effort direct to whatever open-source applications or ideals I value or work best for me. There are many ways to change mechanisms, but motivations and catalysts need addressing first.
I've probably taken the ethos and potential too seriously so it's my misunderstanding not yours. Your view is similar to that of most others, objectively or not. I just don't share it and so my approach may change accordingly, because I'm tired of reiterating aspects I think are fundamental but not shared. That's a statement on relative payment dynamics and drivers not necessarily content or ambition, and my error not yours.
penguin: other people are getting that, but for no particular reason as it's built from same source as your current wallet. The new client should resolve it hopefully.
juan: http://devtome.com/doku.php?id=devcoin_faq#what_about_artists_and_musiciansHB: It's very tricky putting a price on knowledge...because no one knows when the right ideas will combine in the right person's mind and change the world.
Indeed. And we better hope that conflux happens on devtome.