massive respects for publishing this.
you already know my stance on this matter, though I'll state it again in a different frame - frankly, it far from inspires confidence in the future of this platform that those investing in this site don't foresee the consequences of having a person of such character as one of the top ambassadors.
yes, he may bring people to the site to the thousands - and use tried-and-tested manipulative marketing tactics that might get them to invest in Steemit. though, such a strategy is inevitably shifting the course of this platform's fate in a direction I never believed in, that runs contrary to the values of integrity I perceived Ned, Dan, and the early adopters to invest their hearts and souls into building this.
'tis what it is. but to be honest - the last piece I wrote on the matter was partly to cover my own ass as a public declaration that I want no part of such an arrangement, and the matter makes me feel all the more okay with pulling out my diminishing weekly power downs if only for the moral principle of not being invested in such a blindly-driven venture.
yes, "don't let one bad apple ruin the whole deal" logic... though regardless of what definitions you wanna put on the guy, associating with a community who's elected someone unquestionable shady - regardless of the degree, and no need to even go into the breakdowns of the psychological dynamics of his content and the dissonance in integrity there - is bound to have consequences that run contrary to what alot of us who poured our souls into here early on envisioned for the fate of this collaborative project.
I actually just followed lead after lead out of pure curiosity. Honestly, if I hadn't found that Youtube video, I wouldn't have bothered. Some elephants in the room are just too big to ignore after a while though.
On his introduce yourself post, and for like the first week I said all I needed to say on the matter. Glad you finally stumbled onto it though.