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EOS code was originally being developed as an upgrade to Steem. How is it that people haven't figured this out by now?

It never occurred to him to migrate an established userbase/platform over to it? Would they not be compatible and migration be a matter of reserving resources on EOS for STEEM to operate? A bit more of a nuanced thing to 'figure out', wouldn't you say? But hell, I guess he didn't think it was worth it, and as time passes, it's becoming more and more clear as to why he cut bait.

For a while, the easiest way to make money in crypto was to raise money for a new project. That's probably still true now, although the regulatory risk for such activity has been steadily increasing.

Nor was it really Dan's idea, he just went along with it. It shouldn't take a genius to look at the players involved in EOS and figure out which one was most skilled at extracting money from investors.

It shouldn't take a genius to look at the players involved in EOS and figure

If only I valued my time so little. Always a pleasure.