Interesting, no one one steemit has yet to accuse me of lack of guts. I see what you did there. :)
But seriously: I've given it some thought. I have enough support and friends to crawl up the witness ranks. Maybe not pass my beloved friend steempty, but I can get some votes and sign some blocks and make some SP to support my community.
Why don't I? Lack of guts? I wish.
https://steemit.com/blog/@techslut/what-is-techslut-up-to-now-why-i-barely-publish-posts-lately
Between marketing utopian.io , managing the Israeli community, managing 3 relationships and writing a book while having chronic pain and fatigue? My little plate is more than full. If I run a witness, I will need to dedicate even more time to steemit, the community and bloody politics (which is the part I hate). I don't think it would be fair of me to go into witnessing half-assed and without being able to really commit.
But I do think about it quite a bit, and odds are that enough poking on discord and a few beginner guides will make me set up a node and start playing around. It's techy, and I can't resist. It's in my name.