Indeed.

There are only two realistic scenarios here:

1. He knew about @anonsteem but simply wanted to fleece unsuspecting potential new users with his own "service." And now he's lying about not knowing of the alternatives.

2. He had no clue about @anonsteem, which makes it laughable that he pretends to be some sort of Steem/Steemit spokesperson and wants other people to vote for him as a witness, when he clearly has no idea what he's doing or even what he's writing/promoting in his own posts.

Either way, it makes him a joke/fraud. And the problem isn't even that he wanted to create a new service. It's that he continues to lie about shit, tries to exploit the ignorance of his followers and unsuspecting readers/viewers on and off the platform, and then tries to backpedal and deflect/distract any criticism by claiming that he's doing sooooo much for the platform.

Putting ads on Facebook doesn't entitle you to act like a damn clown and try to rip people off with bullshit "services" - like his $180 witness tutorial which doesn't actually help aspiring witnesses because the information is bad.

All it takes is a few minutes of reading what people have to say about him outside of Steemit and it's obvious that his mere presence here is pretty detrimental to the community. Add to that the fact that he's handsomely rewarded for his shitposts and it's clear that the perception issue for Steem/Steemit is still a major hurdle to overcome. I hope the larger stakeholders will finally recognize this someday.