What sets steemit apart from other crypto and even other social media is the strong sense of community and value placed on quality content.  I personally am not a big fan of trying to draw as much attention as possible as quickly as possible.  On the other hand I understand that there is a strong desire among many people here to expand, certainly for those who have the largest stakes.   If we remain an insulated community, it will be much harder to maintain the value of steem, so I get why the community needs to grow despite my personal reservations. 

But any growth should be in accordance with the values of the community and with an effort to protect the members of that community.  That doesn't mean everyone is going to agree about every decision made by the people who get to make those decisions.  But Since the community is built around a currency and there are ways to make money here, there are going to be lots more people who come here just trying to make a profit and totally disregard the community aspect.  Obviously there needs to be some kind of a safety net and I was glad to see last night that the users basically managed to be that safety net.  

I would have actually been happy to hear him out if I felt he was at any way truly invested in the community here.  Now saying that I worry that some one watching is formulating a plan to first show interest in the community and then make a pitch with nothing but their own interests in mind.....these are the problems we face in a world so deeply entrenched in the ideas of money and competition but that is the world we live in, so the best we can do is be skeptical when someone comes in and starts making big promises.

Thanks for your voice last night, I was really worried at first because I saw a bunch of whales I trust upvote his post, not sure if it was bots or what but more than just a post of that nature, the fact that it was pulling in $1000 was troubling because it sounded like total BS and was aimed at exploiting the less than noble part of human nature and the pettiness was awful!  It was much easier to be vocal seeing that some with more weight in the community were on our side.