Being decentralized and anonymous, the first task of course is to figure out how exactly to tax it. 

looks like it is working right now, but there is no traffic at all

Would you invest in other metals besides gold and silver?  how about a bunch of steel, or nickel, or tin?  I realize that this is not really a fair comparison, but at some point the market will decide on the best solution to a problem, and part of the appeal to the solution is that there is an infrastructure built around it.

What's wrong with profit?  The concept is awesome, although the UI currently needs a lot of work.  Certainly you wouldn't put all that work into it and expect to live off of warm fuzzies

how about Ripple?

no, but I tried explaining to my 90yo grandmother, does that count?  I'll bet it was more challenging!

thanks for sharing Bitpop, it was a good read! 

I kinda think most other crypto currencies will die out.  I am, however, excited about Ripple.