You're implying that the witnesses have a responsibility to educate others, but they don't

Completely, if witnesses represent the will of the community (as some may say), then it is up to them to make decisions based on the feedback of this latter. The decision-making process shall pass by a step where they explain the changes to the community. if there are no changes planned, then it is up to them in most part to provide the community with information regarding any complex issues to help the community to form an unbiased opinion. Do you think the president of any country is an expert in every field of science? No. He has experts that help him create his strategy and elaborate opinions on different subjects. Witnesses should do the same thing since a lot of people (mostly average joe) are voting for them.

If you think it's not their job, that's another story and your opinion.

You also seem to think that the blame for others ignorance lies with the witnesses, but it doesn't.

No. Only if it's your job to educate them and provide clean data, and Blocktrades is doing it perfectly (intentionally or not).

Freedom Isn't Free.

I agree.

Only those who Seek Shall Find, and absolutely nothing excuses the utter nonsense, idiocy, and complete ignorance that CZ displayed.

I agree. If it's your job, then you are accountable and should know your shit.

I am not defending them not sure why you are bringing this btw.

You though, seem to disagree, you think that despite the voluminous and completely public and easily accessible information about everything to do with everything, people are purposefully kept in the dark.

Yes, that's why people watch the news. Because they can't go to Irak and see what's going on live. Not everyone is an expert on blockchain development, in order for everyone to understand anything, people who are technical and have the job to scan the code before running it should use layman's terms and explain the situation to people instead of using the "just trust us, you can't understand it" approach and silence.

Let me ask you this, if that is the case, by what miraculous exceptions do you think that yabbamat and others came to know anything, let alone know enough that you consider them as capable to share that information and knowledge?

You are here since 2016, not sure if this is a real question or sarcasm.