Nah, you're barking up the wrong tree entirely. I did have a very passing interest in crypto way back, when BTC wasn't yet at full capacity. I was sure back then the situation couldn't last, because paying $50/transaction was completely ridiculous for any kind of currency. People HAD to rebel against that and at least raise the block limit to alleviate the urgent problem now, even if that wasn't the long term solution.
Oddly, that didn't happen. The big players strenuously resisted any effort to alleviate the network congestion. I was feeling very confused.
It slowly dawned on me that my type of usage was a niche. The main players were interested in speculating on the value, and held huge hoards they intended to optimally sell once. They didn't care if it took 10 hours for the transaction to go through or they had to pay a ridiculous fee, because a $100 fee is effectively nothing when you're making a profit of $millions.
So far nothing has really changed my mind. If what Monero offered was what people wanted, they'd have switched over en masse, and they really didn't.
Oddly, that didn't happen. The big players strenuously resisted any effort to alleviate the network congestion. I was feeling very confused.
It slowly dawned on me that my type of usage was a niche. The main players were interested in speculating on the value, and held huge hoards they intended to optimally sell once. They didn't care if it took 10 hours for the transaction to go through or they had to pay a ridiculous fee, because a $100 fee is effectively nothing when you're making a profit of $millions.
So far nothing has really changed my mind. If what Monero offered was what people wanted, they'd have switched over en masse, and they really didn't.