Future of Pooled Mining What do people think lies in store for the future of mining coins from the point of view of both pooled mining and mining individually?
My assessment is that Mining Pools are the only mining operations that will exist and their fees will make the pool operators money, but the actual miners will only know Booms &amp; Busts as the spot price, electricity costs, difficulty, etc will always vary.

If you want to make money in the mining world, your best option is to start a pool.