I agree. Even if you don't pre-mine, the random early adopters will be getting an "unfair" share. I'd rather it went to the founders than random users.
Eh, more cypherphreaks and cypherpunks. Not academics, and definitely not the sort of people at banks who'd call themselves "experienced cryptographers."
The 'random' early adopters of bitcoin were experienced cryptographers whos investment in bitcoin helped it grow.