I agree with everything you just said (wrote)... The potential could be off the charts -- but only with a steadfast, strong community of people behind it. And each time something like this smacks us in the face, it does seem like they could give two shits about anybody here (at least that how it looks)... I don't know crap about the tech end of all this.., and it blows my mind what they have managed to put together here (amazing)... But you can only get away with this kind of shit for so long...
Cheers @son-of-satire
I agree 100% also. It is truly amazing what they have managed to develop here. But, perhaps that is the problem. A team should be made up of more than developers. It's no good everyone sharing the same skill set. Hopefully the new marketing VP will be a good addition to the team, only I don't think Steemit is anywhere near ready for marketing after this.
What they need is a thinker, and someone who can serve as a community liaison to translate tech-speak into easily digestible words for the laymen. That could open a more transparent bridge of communication between the developers and the community and ensure that the direction they're heading is the direction that the community wants. If they keep going sideways, there won't be enough of a community left here for this place to have any chance at success.