RE: SteemiTron Live Video Recap - Live Notes, My Thoughts, and TONS of Articles
"reminding everyone how many times he's left everyone high & dry is maybe not a great idea."
I think that sums up a lot about Ned. He's very slick. He knows when he's supposed to smile and not show his true feelings, but he doesn't know how to relate to people in a way that makes them feel like they're a part of something with him. If he was as good at marketing as Sun I might overlook it and simply value him for what he brings, but then slicky doesn't even successfully promote the amazing tech and active community that is STEEM.
I think the project can't possibly be worse off under Sun's leadership. I still have my concerns on his now having to deal with active witnesses who actually get to decide the future of the platform. Is he hands off until he doesn't get his way, then the promise not to use stake to vote on witnesses goes out the window?
Also very telling the association with dLive, and not in a good way.
Heh. Ya, Ned is a slimy one for sure, very classic politician. Haven't ever heard/seen him being honest in my (almost) 4 years here.
As for Sun, I know very little about him, and he seems to be more genuinely excited about the project, and blockchain in general. That said, his/Tron's ties to the Chinese government and projects like dlive are quite worrisome.
Overall, I feel like this video at least took away the worry that things will collapse right away, but I'm still beginning to power down, just to be on the safe side.
I forgot to mention the Chinese govt thing. I hadn't even really thought about it in relation to TRX until Sun was going to have this lunch with Buffett that he invited lots of "crypto influencers" to. Then all the sudden Sun starts lying, saying he's in San Francisco with a stomach bug and can't make it to the lunch. Everyone was saying really the Chinese forced him back to China and were holding him there. He appears on livestream in front of backrop/greenscreen of Golden Gate Bridge in SF. Folks cry fowl fakery. Next thing you know, Sun issues a formal apology saying to the effect: he let his ego grow too big and shamed his country.
Now that's some scary shit. Having tech you rely on held in hands held in THOSE hands is nothing to relax on.
edit: Oh and recently Sun did have the Buffett lunch with just 3 other guests he chose. No fan fair.