Like I've pointed out in both my previous articles, we need to hear things in layman words. The "expert-language" being used doesn't work. At all.

This recent live stream... Having a special guest who says 10 words in total before he leaves ~55 minutes later... Looks like Ned was in need of a wingman during these harsh times. Nothing special about that guest at all.

• Which is disappointing.

The majority of the users on Steemit are non-experts and will never become experts. They use Steemit the same way they use Facebook and Twitter. They share things with one major difference. On Steemit, they have the chance to earn money. That's the only reason for these people to be here. To constantly being fed with all this "expert-talk" doesn't do any good. It gives experts and "advanced" users a better understanding of things, but the majority of the people end up being even more miserable and anxious.

To hear that Steemit.com is about to die doesn't make things better for these people. I received several messages on Discord within minutes after the live stream was over.

I got questions like:

• What happens to my rewards if Steemit.com dies?
• Will I ever be able to earn more Steem and/or SBD if that happens?

People doesn't understand the difference between Steem and Steemit, and that's a huge issue. An issue one should've been focusing on from the get-go. You can't rely on the average users to get a better understanding. You need to trim down the "tech-talk" and put things into layman words so a kid can understand. That's the only way you'll be able to spread the word and get people to jump on board.

Even though I personally enjoyed and liked many of the in-depth explanations and answers Ned gave us, the average user doesn't understand a single thing better. It worries them even more, and that's a big problem.

Are we looking for mass adoption or are STINC searching for a different audience? When will Steemit.com die? To hear that the CEO has fired 70% of the people doesn't make things better... It gives those who already understand certain things an even better explanation, but it brings anxiety to the average users.

I still love the opportunity Steem and Steemit have given and still gives me, but things are going downhill, and has been going downhill for a very long time. - None of these things comes as a surprise to me.

I don't blame Ned personally or anything like that, but the lack of leadership and understanding of the audience is and has been terrible since the start. It seems that STINC never knew their audience, and that's the biggest problem.