I don't need to 'profit' from anyone here, there or anywhere.
If Litecoin (for example) were to completely tank then all anyone would have lost are funds that they were prepared to lose on an investment with funds that they were fully prepared to lose. I've not once advocated throwing the kitchen sink into this space.
All i've ever tried to do is show people that there are alternatives to improving their financial situation. That's all. End of.

All you ever state regarding crypto-currencies is 'ponzi this' and 'ponzi that' without ever mentioning the current economic stance forced upon us all ie THE LARGEST PONZI SCHEME IN THE HISTORY OF THE BLOODY WORLD THAT CONTINUALLY ROBS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US DAILY!
Until you include the above into every 'ponzi' quote you type then you can't ever be taken seriously.

So f***-off.....bud

Ha! Finally. The aura of hippy serenity has shattered.

Firstly, I’m about as ignorant on this topic as you are sagely. It's also slightly ironic that you of all people talk about being taken seriously.

Secondly, I simply don’t believe that your intentions are 100% noble. It’s fine, you can admit it. You stand to profit the more people you can get to invest in Litecoin. It may not be a sole reason for your one man against the world and I'm the only one that sees it campaign but it’s a clear fact. You might not need to, but you are. Need is irrelevant.

Re. kitchen sink and 'all i've ever', this is nonsense. You are never anything other than cast iron effusive about it all. This brings us to the main issue which is you never caveat anything like you claim to above. It’s always ‘buy buy buy’, ‘only upsides’. It’s your opinion, which is fine, but please don’t paint it as fact. It’s disingenuous and to more impressionable individuals potentially ruinous.

Pyramid actually, not Ponzi in this instance. You’re right, it’s by no means a direct comparison (obviously) but there are a lot of key similarities. The main one being related to castles and sand.

If crypto was to become the de facto currency system (it almost certainly won’t in the form you are thinking it will) then that, similarly, will be forced on ‘us’. And it will be forced because the only way it will become mainstream and viable is for it to be controlled by those in power. You’re a deluded romanticist if you think otherwise. Which is absolutely fine. But that is your opinion. Note, opinion.

Power and money. As it ever was and ever will be. I simply don’t need to type the same tiresome ’It’s the authorities sheeple!’ dross into every post to be relevant as you suggest as it is a) obvious to anyone with half a brain that this is how the world works and b) an inane truism. IT IS NOT A REVELATORY PREACHING.

Whichever monetary system comes out on top will just get absorbed and adapted into the power structure of the day just like everything else. Remember the internet? Again, on balance, you are deluded if you think otherwise.

All this is not to say don’t gamble on crypto. There is serious money to be made, even more so if you got in at the start. But these days only if you have balls of steel to know when to go in and out (no pun intended).

To suggest you, or anyone else for that matter has any more than guess levels of certainty about which (if any) coin will come out on top is the very highest form of nonsense. There are simply not strong enough factual arguments to support your assertions. There are plenty of opinions, but not facts. Because there are very little to go by right now in this rather moody area.

So don’t paint yourself as some form of irrefutable expert, eh? A little bit of contrition, objectivity and ‘could’ ‘might’ and should’ would not go amiss for those less savvy.

Otherwise you are simply being a complete charlatan.

Many numpties will buy into it, sadly.
It's all about surveillance ie selling even more of your data than they do already.
ATM they know where you are at any given time but this 'crypto' (it's faux) will give them so much more info about you. What you buy, what you eat, where you go along with your general habits etc etc.
Medicare/Insurance (just 2 examples) will pay top-dollar for this information.......and screw the individual accordingly.

Be aware.

The very same radar that can close someones social-media account for posting anything deemed contentious can easily do the same with their crypto account.

Not a good situation to be in.

Good point. Their business is data. The customer and their data are the product and that's the antithesis of the purpose of cryptocurrency.

The only vaguely possible plus I can see is if it gets more people on the crypto ladder by creating awareness.
The world is going 'digital' whether we like it or not.
Then if they read into it and see that there are much better options than FBs offering, it might lead to increased uptake of bitcoin and litecoin from those who would typically not be interested.
I haven't paid too much attention to it as i think it's gash. ''FB's offering'' is printed at will and any 'profits' go to the top-table.......so absolutely no change to the current system.
But yeah, hopefully as more people become aware of this space they'll see the benefits of decentralisation. But i'm not holding my breath tbh.