I don't think STINC have any incentive to trash things, but they may lack competence in certain areas. Ned is a nice enough guy, but I'm not convinced he's the best person to be leading them. That said, I couldn't do a better job and it's his company, so he won't care too much about what I say. I do believe he cares about making this platform succeed, but we have to work with him on that. We should still be critical when it's warranted and I hope he will listen, but it shouldn't be done in a confrontational way. Threatening to shut his company out may not have had much chance of happening, but it sends bad signals. There are lots of differing opinions on the way forwards, but we should collaborate where possible.
There is nothing else quite like Steem that I've seen and we've built up a great community. I'd hate to see if fail after we have achieved so much.