Thanks for the mention, Asher. Great to see you having fun at steemfest. Maybe next year.
I loved this idea, right up until I read blocktrades' comment.
The powerdown period is a huge safety feature, and I think it's kept us out of the crosshairs of very sophisticated scammers.
They know they won't get much, so they're looking elsewhere.
Security concerns aside, transferring/selling SP at a variable discount via a market would be the best of both worlds. In a broad, dump scenario the reduction/take would be huge, since everyone is looking to get out. If it's just a personal emergency, that haircut would be much smaller.
Better for buyers too. I'm only buying Steem to power it up. If I can get it pre-vested at a discount I'm getting more :)
I'd love to go back to 104 weeks. SP is influence, and I want the influence in the hands of people planning years down the road, not months.