Response by Seth (Monero guy who does more bitcoin stuff now)
I'm in in the Monero community (work at a marketplace), but the market cap debate doesn't make much sense. Blockchain bloat can be a problem if Monero somehow takes off (because it must track more unspent ((decoys)) coins). CPU v ASIC mining debate is also interesting. CPU mining makes is easier for a regular guy to mine, but also makes it cheaper for a state level attack. Trade-offs.