... this document will state as a premise that Ned has lost the confidence of the majority of STEEM stake holders and is not the right person to create or lead a decentralized community effort or long-term governance of the Steem blockchain."
Why? Because Luke says so???
It sounds to me; be he a good person or not; that Luke has drunk too much of the EOS Koolaid.
Did Luke bring you Hivemind? Did Luke promise a rocksDB HF in February? He has likely been too busy as an EOS Witness to have time for that.
Well Luke does not seem to be rooting for Ned, so you may have to choose Captains when/if your frolicking allows. ✌