Whereas I don't own any XRP and never have... and likely never will... I appreciate its importance in breaking certain barriers and new ground in the cryptosphere.

Not much society-level change happens in a sudden "whoosh," it tends to be gradual and incremental. Even if XRP is a "centralized bankcoin," it's nonetheless an important part of legitimizing crypto to a wider audience. And that has to be a positive, I think.

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