Thanks for this, @neoxian.
This is the bottom line. Such a hard fork proposal, intended or not, grandstanding or not, FUD spreading or not, shouldn't exist in the first place, period.
Thanks for saying that in clear, unequivocal terms. The moral equivalency around here gets to be a bit much, and I appreciate you getting to the heart of the matter.
That said, is powering down the best thing to do by Steemit Inc.? I don't know. I guess if it were that or voting up witnesses, another choice Steemit Inc could do, I kind of like this better, even if it does have a "take my ball and go home" kind of vibe.
I don't think you can sit there and wait for things to happen, and I don't think you negotiate with what essentially is a blackmail threat, so what else does that leave? Talking or hugging it out?
It's amazing how these things escalate, and how quickly.
...you can't fix this problem with a far bigger evil.
Well said. In other words, two wrongs don't make a right.