i cannot see why the market price shall have any relevance, for me only the functionality has. This, i believe in this coin, and own it independant of the market price. And i like it because of no lying PR. The only thing is, that other technicians should know that this technology exist.
Functionality has a price.
Namecoin cannot exist without mining
Mining costs joules.
Joules are not free.
i agree, and namecoin has a price, and will have it as long as it has a functionality. But why should it have a higher price than now? For most crypto investors it has no more functionality than becoming rich itself, and i will compete this behaviour, with my modest capabilities.