Quote from: Imerman2 on March 15, 2014, 11:23:50 PM

Quote from: MoonShadow on March 15, 2014, 10:48:37 PM

There is no feature, compelling or otherwise, that Bitcoin can't replicate. The only question is whether or not the userbase considers your 'killer feature' as highly as you do. If they do, then Bitcoin will steal your idea. I'm still waiting for your grand announcement, BTW, and I'll be the first to point out if there is prior art within the bitcoin ecosystem.

Bitcoin has certain aspects it cannot change without disrupting the system to the point that it could collapse, which means it is vulnerable to competition. For instance it cannot change its rate of coin creation and would not be able to change its hashing function unless it was near collapse or thought the risk of collapse was worth it. Bitcoin will be overrun by a crypto-currency that is better in some core area, because by the time Bitcoin will make the change it will already be near collapse, and the emergent currency will have all the momentum.

Furthermore, just because it can be changed doesn't make it invincible, there are limits to the speed and scope of the changes that are possible. If the ability to adapt makes a currency impervious then we will be stuck with dollars forever as the FED and U.S. gov't control what the dollar is and has changed this from 100% gold backed to what we use now, fiat.

Finally it is highly unlikely that it will be clear to the masses at an early stage which currency is superior, and the only scenario that would allow Bitcoin to adopt core changes with speed would be if all the users understood that the newer version was superior. But who understands issues at Bitcoin's and more generally money's core? Almost no one so Bitcoin has vulnerabilities.

Btc is already under govt radar no alt is close.. There is no core feature that will be gamechanger enough to overthrow at this stage... You better wish bitcoin gets adapted or we wont be seeing any alt adopted for awhile unless a gamechanger feature that average joe can see with his eyes that btc doesnt have happens...

So nothing can haplen now for an alt to overthroe bitcoin without average joe making adaption and over time realizing that there is a better option... Without bitcoin that door is closed and alt doesnt appear.. Annonymint csn try all he wants but his fate is tied to bitcoin wether he likes it or not...

Think about it from the weakest link perspective and you can then see how widescsle changes occur.. Every argument has an even better counter argument... Becsuse bitcoin is highly technical unless everyone somehow be omes technically aware the masses will never know superiority unless they adopt and realize it for the selves without being told... If they wont see it then bitcoin is thr gamechanger as people have already seen... Otherwise we wouldnt be near widescale adoption...i think you might be saying the same thing in your last point