(S24) - PT 5 - Trade Ya

[iStegosauruz]

I'm very critical of Dotts. I recognize that the idea is a neat one conceptually, however I question the longevity the project will have in the league. One of my major issues with the project is that there is nothing to do with the cards besides collect them, and within that same vein there isn't even a way to trade them. You're hamstrung in being able to collect a static amount each day/week and can't even exchange them with friends. Insofar as you can't really do anything besides collect them and that the images of the cards get passed around so we can all eventually see the cool graphics I think there is a significant portion of the league that will eventually get over the novelty factor. At a certain point there isn't a differentiation between the fun of having the cards - cards you'll be able to see anyway because they get shared around so much and have no practical application - and collecting a bigger bank account to flex or support players for a longer period of time. I think the lack of practicality is one of the reasons why you're seeing so few of the league's $100 million players opt not to participate. I'd even be curious to see the percentage of people over $50 million participating. In the status quo it feels like its primarily people below that value, which I guess is taking money from the economy but isn't doing anything to handle the same people who accruing wealth and pushing the gap between the top 5 wealthiest players and the general population further.