"Altcoins like OByte Cash can be used for specialized purposes like smart contracts, private payments, etc. And once we are established in these niches, only then can we target becoming a day to day currency."
I indeed ask myself this - why should people use smart contracts and private payments? Only for the fun of sending coins? Give me a reason for them to do so please. How you get a notion that you are established enough in these niches? Didn't it occur to you that even if you distribute almost all coins and thus provide for 'noticeable" liquidity, the people still wouldn't tend to spend their "dear" money in the bull market situation. Who will want to spend coins today when it is going to double in price in a week? And your economy around OBC doesn't catch up again. So in the end we have just another altcoin in the long list of coins on the crypto exchange.
With all these positive improvements accompanying OBC distribution, aren't you alarmed that you've got only 37 members on Telegram and not a single post? Aren't you alarmed that there's no one except me indulging in discussion about OBC in this thread? Don't you think there must be something more to the coin than just improved distribution model?
Adam Smith, Kark Marx, Silvio Gesell, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon and etc. - these are great names of the past. But are you aware there are American, Austrian, Swedish, Russian, Chinese schools of economics to name a few? Do you really believe in Richard Heart's recent concept that a mere introduction of a fixed cap altcoin with programmed price settings can create a store of value? Smart people can deduct what Richard Heart is after with his clever scheme. Do you?
The problem you are pointing out is a problem (or some may say advantage) of crypto as a whole. Most people buy any coin, from BTC to GByte, just as an investment and not to use it for anything. Most cryptocurrencies don't have any real advantage over BTC or cash and hence this problem intensifies even more with altcoins like Obyte Cash. One solution is to develop and improve something so much that people see significant advantage in using it and that would develop an economy around that coin. Some coins like Monero and Ethereum have done this. With Obyte Cash's features we could attempt at doing the same. Its a long term plan though and will take time and patience.
Yes, to be very honest we too are a bit disappointed and surprised by the low level of community participation and enthusiasm for this fork. Almost everyone was disappointed with the way things were going with Obyte but not a lot of people want to put in some time and effort when there is an opportunity for something better. Tell me, what else do you think can be improved? If its something that can be done and will help Obyte Cash, it will be done.
Sorry, I am not familiar with what Richard Heart had to say. Could you post a link to his tweet or where there are more details?
PS: Richard Heart was one of the believers of Byteball, have you tried to inform him about this fork? Obyte and Obyte Cash could both get a lot of attention if he tweets about it.