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I'm wondering if there's another explanation for one of these stories.

I need to do some more research but am planning a post later today.

Well you can look into @officialfuzzy's this post: https://steemit.com/steem/@officialfuzzy/beyondbit-bounties-it-s-time-for-steem-to-have-a-crypto-friendly-bounty-system-doubling-the-original-bounty-rewards-with-8000sbd.

I am sure it will at least make you aware of his side of the story. And we are all waiting for Ned's side of story. I will be checking your post for sure!

I'll take a look at it.

The other half of the controversy was what I looked into first.

https://steemit.com/steemit/@theblindsquirl/has-the-steemit-community-been-scammed

Liked your research in this post of yours.

Thanks.

That's what's so discouraging about the Trending page. People are blindly following and upvoting whoever/whatever is the most popular, thinking it will somehow benefit them.

That propensity is what will kill Steemit.

Yes that and coupled with flag wars and self comments on votes!!

I am totally unaffected by flag wars.

In fact, if there are whales flagging each other's posts into oblivion, those rewards should go back into the pool shouldn't they?