RE: Going forward
You really need to call the federal trade commission and file a complaint, I did and they didn't brush me off either. I told them there's always been speculation, conversations about this site hinging on being a ponzi/pyramid and maybe it was time it actually got looked into. When you put time into earning money then the upper tier locks you out until you are forced to buy their products and/or invest your own money to participate it becomes a scheme that benefits those at the top. It took all of ten minutes but everyone who complains those complaints land on various government/state enforcement agencies desk, meaning they get sent out to several agencies and someone's finally going to notice a uptick in complaints on a multi hundred million dollar operation where less then 250 out of over a million people hold the majority of wealth. The product being sold would be liquid steam. When you earn liquid steam that is yours to choose to either power up with or power down into US dollars for yourself but one shouldn't be forced to give it back to the company.
In a way it's definitely a ponzi scheme since nobody has to vote for you and Steem Power holders could only upvote themselves.
Yeah, well not sure how much time I can be on here anymore, made half a dozen comments last night and it took half my RC, looked tonight and I am still at half...regeneration looks like a slow process. Anyway it's been nice knowing but some people I just can't afford to joke around with anymore, they've taken the fun out of the place.
Yeah I think the bandwidth thing was better but I guess Ned didn't think it was scalabile.