Thank you Shawn for having the fortitude for calling it out for what it is:  RIDICULOUS

YES we emphatically agree that the total number of coins is nonsensical -- it is a cartoon number that people in the crypto community do not respect and people outside of it cannot fathom.

But it goes one step further, the same tired drum I will keep beating here and in other coinbases that have not figured out what they want to be when they grow up -- that fundamentally beyond a great name, the coin must serve some purpose that a consumer readily recognizes.

A coin that exists for miners and investors is little more than mutual masturbation.  In the end someone isn't going to be satisfied.

And to learminer -- we are totally on board with being patient -- it's why we state quite clearly that our interest is in "doing things right versus doing them over"

If you look back at the dialogue over the last couple of weeks we are reaching a tipping point where we can engage in an honest assessment of the current state of the coinbase instead of what was and what should be.

As some of you know I'm a private pilot with my own airplane.  One thing they drill into your head in pilot training is this:

"A good pilot does not deny their situation"

It serves no one's purpose to "wish" you had fuel or oil or had not flown into bad weather.  You must accept your situation honestly and decide what you're going to do about it.  With no emotion.

For the haters here, ask yourself if you would want your posts displayed on national TV -- would you be proud to show them to your mother's and father's ?

Karma needs to be free and in more than just the top 100 holders hands.

If you're tired of having the same conversations or sick of the drama I would encourage you to send me a private PM with any concerns or find me on Skype (The_Little_Duke)

I think you'll find once you stop demonizing people and look at the mutual interests instead of the positions you'll see we're closer than you might think.

-dvd