Concrete example: the distribution issue will keep popping up anyway. Because it's there. Some people will never be comfortable with it. That's their right and prerogative.
Some people do feel comfortable with it, like me. It's an issue that cannot be solved by force without destroying what we have.
I was not comfortable with it, yet now NXT is a major part of my portfolio. I am not going to just be quiet, to me NXT has a black eye still from the way the initial coins were handed out to "the special people." Those people got rich for nothing. It was unfair and immoral.
If it was IPO'ed openly and fairly, allowing anyone to buy in over a period of say, 30 days under the same terms for everyone, NXT would be MUCH further along right now as far as adoption and goodwill. NXT really shot itself in the foot with the initial distribution.
The major problem NXT has is marketing.
NXT does a terrible job imho of explaining its benefits and innovations, and desperately needs some "right-brained" talent to evangelize about what this crypto is capable of, and why it matters.
I had to overcome the bad feelings left over from the initial distribution, and wade through a website that desperately needs updating, engineering capability feature lists and explanations that need to be simplified, to finally arrive at the conclusion that NXT is capable of something special, and there is engineering talent here that can accomplish it.
I put aside my personal feelings and made the rational choice to make NXT a part of my portfolio.That is saying a lot, my portfolio is basically:
Bitcoin
Darkcoin
Litecoin
Maidsafe (Safecoin)
NXT
Peercoin
and I will buy some Ether when Ethereum does their IPO.
NXT desperately needs an ELI5 version for people who do not understand how potentially revolutionary this coin might be. NXT desperately needs marketing to go with its great engineering.
JMHO. Please don't call me a troll,
I am substantially bullish on NXT, provided they continue to deliver on promises and get someone hired to do marketing and promotion/education for what NXT can do and will do. I have overlooked major ethical issues about the launch that still bother me personally to become a big supporter of this coin.
Sometimes "tough love" is good. This post is from someone who has been "outside looking in" at NXT and may provide a different perspective.
Surrounding yourselves with "yes men" and not listening to constructive criticisms - well that sort of hubris leads to failure or at the least will keep us from reaching full potential.
I like the steps taken to make the client more user friendly, I understand that what NXT is doing is very complex, but the more the functions can be made simple to use, the more this project could become world changing - and I mean it, there is a remote possibility that NXT could become world changing. Wider adoption and simplicity of use along with marketing/education targeting non-NXT users to convert them need to improve.
