I agree with what you're saying in terms of connecting with the average person, but I believe you are absolutely incorrect in saying the technical side is unimportant. Credibility is essential and while the average person may not understand everything they hear about anti-asic and zero-cash, they pick up on the general vibe that the technical community does have towards those things. Otherwise what separates VTC from all the scamcoins out there? To be successful Vertcoin must have three things.
- A solid technical side in the background
- a solid infrastructure (it needs to have things you can do other than mine and speculate)
- common people to connect to it and believe in it
If any of those three things fail we might have an ok coin, but with all three, we can be #betterthanbitcoin.
Do you feel the technical side is the first or second most important for Dogecoin?
It really is "just another coin" when you think about it. But it has a unique concept that connects well with others. It is not a superior offering. It would have been just as effective if they bought it for 0.1 btc off the internet, with the same concept and community.
I'm suggesting that, in order for Vertcoin to succeed, we must realize that it is not superior technology that will bring us there. Thus, it should not be the most important thing. That which will make Vertcoin succeed should be the most important.
For your #3, that won't happen with a focus on the technical. Unless we KISS.
We need to poll regular people to find out how they feel and what they need.