If you would really want to make profit you would not go for gridcoin. I can follow your thoughts and I made them myself but I was down this mining road and found it more than just a treadmill. Therefore iam crunching scientific data and earn a few gridcoin.. iam sure I can not make a living out of this or get even nowadays ( With electricity costs in Germany..) but I nevertheless support the right cause. And for me this is what matters. But nevertheless good write up and thinking!