RE: The Next Round — WeAreAliveAndSocial

I love the conversations here when they are respectful and don't end up in reprisals. There's quite a few people around worried that their opinion not be taken too kindly to and that will affect how they are treated on the platform. There's also a lot of people worried if they power down they'll also fall into disfavour.

I really do believe in the power of connected communities here. I've not come across it on any other platform, which is why many of us stuck around. It does indeed give many of our lives at least a little meaning here. Huzzah for that.

it is because of this that those who do invest and see a potential future here, aren't that keen on those who are just looking to extract.

I totally get that. I guess people like you - the larger stakeholders because you've been financially mobile and hard working enough here with enough connections to get to this point - need to think about defining what 'extraction' really means. I think a lot of people are worried, after the discussion this week, that they'll miss out on support for powering down, when they need the cash they've earned, or choose to spend it as they wish, which is also fair enough.

I love the conversations here when they are respectful and don't end up in reprisals.

Yep. Some people and projects are pretty pathetic though :) In general though, it isn't a bad thing to speak up, if done earnestly. Many people who get downvoted in reprisal, aren't coming to the conversation on an even keel.

I think a lot of people are worried, after the discussion this week, that they'll miss out on support for powering down, when they need the cash they've earned, or choose to spend it as they wish, which is also fair enough.

As I said in the other comment above, the extraction of owned assets isn't a problem. But, future earnings aren't owned. a stakeholder can decide to keep supporting or not, or adjusting earnings (downvotes) if they think that the earnings are not worth the content value, considering that those earnings will also not add value to stake. I think to have a healthy content community, content creators also have to be content supporters. Can't really do that without stake here.