>the network's security has no correlation to the amount of hashing power involved. (There's no 51% attack on Ripple)

I think you are misunderstanding what the majority of users consider "security". Typically it involves a situation where someone else can't arbitrarily change the rules on a whim or influence the outcome of transactions on a one-off basis.

I'd also like to point out this account is used almost exclusively to promote ripple here on HN while rarely disclosing that the owner, Phil Rapoport, is currently involved with Ripple (the corporation) and has been since 2011 [1]

[1] https://ripple.com/blog/interview-with-phil-rapoport-directo...