About a month ago someone noticed Ned's account started a power down.
In the last day I've seen a couple of posts talking about Ned's transfers.
It strikes me that Ned can't win.
One day people are mad that Ned has too much stake
Now some people are mad that Ned is powering down and making transfers with his stake.
We are talking about his own stake not SteemIt, Inc's. stake.
How is it anyone's business?
In publicly traded companies, the top five salaries have to be reported and stock sales are tracked.
Even there CEOs are not required to let anyone know WHY or what they do with it.
Yet, I thought most here didn't like that set up and regulations that go along with it.
The way I see it is his stake is his stake just like everyone else's and we have a choice invest in Steem or not based on how much you think he influences the price.
I just don't see how anyone feels the right to demand answers.
If something is happening in the community, everybody wonders why Ned doesn't fix it.
If Ned tries to get involved in something, a bunch of other people consider it interference or picking the winners.
If he communicates he is mocked, if he doesn't he is criticized.
Ned might be buying a boat, investing, wanting to frolic around the world with his Steem riches, he could be making a deal that is good for Steem, he might be buying a house, or having plastic surgery or hair transplants. Buying a race car or making a charity donation. He could be trying to slide money out and slip out the back door. He could be paying off the bad gambling debts of a drunk step-dad for the sake of his ill, codependent Mother. (totally fictional guessing) He might be funding Dan's Steem 2.o (That is my favorite story so far)
If he buys something cool I hope he shares some pictures.
I don't know how any of this is supposed to work in Crypto Companies, and it occured to me very few do. He is among a very small group of leaders who are each breaking ground in a new field.
I have mixed feelings about Ned, but it occured to me today, I would not want to wear his shoes.
In any case, because I see distribution (lack of distribution) as our biggest issue - I am not sad if Ned sells or gives away part of his stake. If he is breaking bad in some way, I hope it is fun and entertaining!
I was a bit offended on his behalf watching minnows with almost no stake make angry comments and demanding answers.
I think some of you are taking this co-ownership thing a bit too seriously.
In any case as a Steem public figure, people are going to talk, and not all of it is going to be good. I get it.
So, let's talk about it.
What are your thoughts and wild guesses?
