>The research does bring value because people can like the idea of receiving something that came from the fruits of scientific work.
Thats a nice fairy tale but no, the research adds absolutely no value to the token.
> That's a nice fairy tale but no, the research adds absolutely no value to the token.
Maybe this doesn't make you value it any more personally, but that doesn't mean others don't. Where things come from make a big difference in value of a thing. A famous artist making a painting and someone less known making the same painting will be valued quite differently by people. As well some people value (not talking about price) PoW cryptos less (or even negatively) because of environmental concerns stemming from where the new coins come from. Even just not having the negatives from concerns of energy going to useless work makes its value different
I think this is conversation about value is going to go in circles, so I think we can agree to disagree on this
>I think this is conversation about value is going to go in circles...
I dont think so... you bough no argument at all. The fact that some people somehow see vale in the token is at best anecdotal at worst its just proof of stupid people. It doesn't actually proof that it add value. Its like people who say something that is unique and therefore can not be replaced must be valuable in fact its value would need to be infinite. Its a nice mind game but it's wrong. Scarcity/uniqueness does not create value.