I think the most important concept that you present, which I hadn't fully grasped when I heard of the incident was how @r4fken was "willing to harm the Steemit community, withhold important information that could ultimate harm us, in exchange for money. This type of shit is killing the baby."
Yes, let's not kill the baby! Thanks for the hard work and deep thoughts!
Most newbies haven't bothered to join me in Layer 3 Awakening. That's where the black swan flies.