It's easy for us to judge and condemn without context and personal experience. If this was bound to happen sooner or later, I'm glad for it to happen know instead of some point in the future will millions of active users and several billions of dollars worth of investments.
I too, looking from the outside having built my own business for 10 years now, think this is pretty sad and worth of some joking or ridicule... but I also understand my lack of context for what's going on. I do, however, really appreciate his desire to fully open source the Steemit license. That's something I've thought about a bit as well.
You have a point, but I stick to my opinion that one of three things is true:
1.) Dan has extremely weak character; gives up once the obstacles start to pile up.
2.) Steemit is done for and Dan knows it -- run for the hills time.
3.) 1 and 2
And I'm also of the opinion that #3 is most likely. I do hope that I'm wrong. Time will tell.
At the same time, I recognize my own bias in that I did invest in STEEM and I love the platform. I want it to be successful so maybe I think it will be. Or at least I want to believe it will be.
I've invested a bit too and I also want it to be successful and I believe that it still can be successful, but I also think that it's a HUGE challenge that the Steemit community and leaders now face, likely much bigger now with Dan leaving so soon.
Just the public perception of Dan's decision could be enough to kill this project, considering the timing of it, with much of the community going at each other's throats before the announcement was even made.
We desperately need stability and confidence (in our "leaders" and their decisions), not more turbulence.
I think he achieved his vision...his mind is already on to the next thing. In the meantime, steemit is awesome and it is still in quite capable hands. Up and onward!
It's easy for us to judge and condemn without context and personal experience. If this was bound to happen sooner or later, I'm glad for it to happen know instead of some point in the future will millions of active users and several billions of dollars worth of investments.
I too, looking from the outside having built my own business for 10 years now, think this is pretty sad and worth of some joking or ridicule... but I also understand my lack of context for what's going on. I do, however, really appreciate his desire to fully open source the Steemit license. That's something I've thought about a bit as well.
You have a point, but I stick to my opinion that one of three things is true:
1.) Dan has extremely weak character; gives up once the obstacles start to pile up.
2.) Steemit is done for and Dan knows it -- run for the hills time.
3.) 1 and 2
And I'm also of the opinion that #3 is most likely. I do hope that I'm wrong. Time will tell.
I also hope you are wrong.
At the same time, I recognize my own bias in that I did invest in STEEM and I love the platform. I want it to be successful so maybe I think it will be. Or at least I want to believe it will be.
I've invested a bit too and I also want it to be successful and I believe that it still can be successful, but I also think that it's a HUGE challenge that the Steemit community and leaders now face, likely much bigger now with Dan leaving so soon.
Just the public perception of Dan's decision could be enough to kill this project, considering the timing of it, with much of the community going at each other's throats before the announcement was even made.
We desperately need stability and confidence (in our "leaders" and their decisions), not more turbulence.
I think he achieved his vision...his mind is already on to the next thing. In the meantime, steemit is awesome and it is still in quite capable hands. Up and onward!
Maybe @gardenlady. Let's hope that you're right.