So the only way to obtain BC is basically to buy them and help make other people wealthy?
How are you making them wealthy. Anyone can sell at any time also, what is actually happening is fair exchange and you are buying from the holders. Not the premine or the asic developers or even the miners (and their electric companies) just those who bought, held (used?) before you; to me that seems fair.
Opinions on pow startup, again it was open and its a ton fairer then pre mine. Was this coin instamined or is that the effect you think that had? Possibly it can be criticised for forking and altering terms, but if it was declared from the start anyone with foresight could have done taken part. In fact we all could just buy the coin cheap on exchanges if we wanted, still can depending on the potential you see