Thank you for stopping by @wholeself-in and investing your time to write this well reasoned response.
"... but what I have here represents a real investment of myself nonetheless)."
Absolutely right. Our time has very significant value and, in my brief experience "in here," is under appreciated for how the investment of it adds value to our Steem blockchain.
"Doing something immoral, or supporting it, when it is the most logical/least harmful course of action does not change the fact that it's immoral."
Again, absolutely right! We are definitely "kindred spirits" ...
So ... We'll wait together to see what all of those "high over our heads" come up with. Intelligence and wisdom are not the same thing. Hopefully, those calmer and wiser will prevail ...
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