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Board Altcoin Discussion
Re: rpietila Altcoin Observer
by
parker928
on 10/07/2014, 22:09:33 UTC
Ok, I gotta say...

Reading this thread has significantly changed my perspective on altcoins in general. I will admit I stupidly hold bitcoin to altcoins in a 1:5 ratio, and crypto to fiat in a 3:1 ratio. Some say this is illogical, but I guess I really just want to make sure I don't miss the next big thing.  I have both darkcoin and monero, and some blackcoins as well. Lots of blackcoins actually. I am debating on what to do with the blackcoins. Some input from senior or hero members on this thread would be well appreciated. Please, if any of you should decide to take the time to offer some well needed advice on what I should do with my bc...please incorporate the fact that all my bc was mined into your response. I never bought any.

As far as the darkcoins...I want to say one thing. Brilliantrocket's words have singlehandedly made me realize I should sell them and put the money into xmr. I have been holding them for a long time...I bought them forever ago, when drk was a dollar, before I ever heard of monero...

Anyway, to elaborate more on why Brilliantrocket's blind faith in darkcoin has made me decide to dump: It seems to me that he has no logical argument for choosing to hold darkcoin instead of monero. Neither do any of the supporters on the DRK forum. Neither coin is perfect, but the inadequacies surrounding DRK as a currency seem to far outweigh the potential benefits. I see you guys throwing loads of good points at him and all of them are either ignored, brushed under the rug, or just flat out blasted with illogical arguments which could even be loosely considered borderline FUD. There seems to be a stubborn cult of DRK holders, who may be falling victim to fake promises and illusions of grandeur, as I have with blackcoin, and even THEY can not logically defend their coin against educated xmr users and holders. My grandfather would refer to this as "blind optimism."

Don't mean to ramble...I guess I just wanted to show a bit of appreciation for the new light which I now see crypto in as a result of rpteila's words and this thread in particular.  I also wanted to say that Brilliantrocket's words did not serve him well, I mean no offense to you, Brilliantrocket, but I think you should re-think your strategy when it comes to forming arguments because you effectively just convinced me of the exact opposite of what you intended to convince me of. Sorry man.

Anyway, my one question is still on the table...about the blackcoins. Blackcoin in my opinion is the most innovative altcoin in the crypto scene right now. In my opinion, there is no logical reason why it is not atleast 100k satoshi...which leads me to believe that the shitty distribution has taken more of a toll on the coin that I thought it would. Some thoughts on this from older and wiser man would be much appreciated.