I would like to add my views on the subject, after all the news and opinions that I have read here. I'm really glad to see these debates. It's very important and healthy: a sign that we have the potential to find the best solution after all.
First of all, I've read some comments of people referring to an entity, the "freeriders", and I found it to be a little vague... What is, or who are the "freeriders"?
IMO, the miners are no "freeriders", because we are bringing a very important service to the network, and our "remuneration" is not a favour, it is due and necessary (lest no miners remain);
The same with the the masternoders. We are no "freeriders" because we are bringing another important service to the network, and our "remuneration" is not at all a favour, it is also due and also necessary;
The investors, as well, are no "freeriders", because we are bringing our fiat money inside the game;
All the volunteers (there are great people here volunteering for DASH, including the DEV team), we are also no "freeriders", because we have been donating our time and efforts to the DASH community;
All those entities above must be respected, and the fact that a person is not "donating" money directly (through a Masternode or to an address or to a specific project) does not turn this person automatically into a "freerider" (if I have correctly captured the meaning of this entity). So, I've started by disregarding all arguments that tried to make me feel guilty for eventually not being a direct money donator.
As I see here, in our community there are no "freeriders" (yet). Everyone is contributing with what they can. And all of us, we want DASH to be the best.
As some of you here may know, I live in one of the most corrupt cultures countries in the world. You cannot leave money laying around easily here because it will surelly be robbed. There are not many libertarians around, people want to have advantages, but does not want to work for it. In such environment, it's not hard to become skeptical, and careful. That's why I see the opinions brought by thelonecrouton and camosoul to be VERY important to be taken into account.
We must not leave this hatch of easy money open, because that's how the real "freeriders" will arrive.
I LOVED the Self-sustainable Decentralized Governance by Blockchain idea, and I know that THIS will bring a new paradigm to the world. I'm really proud to be here and I believe we will do our best. But let's start small, and flexible. And make adjustments always when necessary as we go. That's all I can suggest right now.
In a P2P system what is good for the network must always be good for each single peer.
Well, that's how I see things... and, please, let's not hate each other just because of our own opinions.
I love you guys, we are making history here!