Stick with Steem and see if @ned keeps his promise for SMT or follow @dan to EOS

It's been several months now since I made my peace on whether to keep my investment with Steem or move to EOS and follow Dan.

I've done everything I can to support Steem and quietly the vision of SMT's. I remember I was very surprised when @ned announced an offical SMT release date of end of March 2019....Lets talk about how he went

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While heaps of people did their blocks and attacked @ned for coming out with such a long and conservative time frame, I supported his decision and courage in coming forward with a date.... Not that anyone would have heard my small voice under the barrage of whale and witness comments.

Now we are here and just 11 days to go and I'm yet to see it hitting the market or find any real announcement on it. I'm sure there is one somewhere and it's just me - if someone has a good link can you please help me find it? 

I've picked up on little bits here and there and I believe another 'techical' thing called a MIRA is needed first.

This might be true, but if @ned doesn't make a formal statement re-committing to a delivery date for SMT it will not be taken easy as @ned's character came under significant attack as someone who doesn't stick to his word and is not knowing what he is doing.  I even remember making a comment, the only thing that would ever see me consider a powerdown is if @ned didn't keep his promise on a SMT release date.

Many of us loyal Steemian's said we would give him ago to keep his promise, regardless of very little improvements to Steemit, @ned behaviors in selling Steem, dropping prices, lack of connection with the community and many other concerns all of which he has at least attempted to address in recent months :)

To me it all comes down to these 3 important factors.

1. Having a Strategy is important, @ned was brave enough to share it and announce a release date for SMT
2. Significant price drops, cutting staff and a heap of other unpredictable things have happened, that nearly no Strategy could survive that without change (changing strategy and timeframe is ok, if it's in the best long term interest of Steem).
3. Changing your strategy is ok with me @ned, but as long as you announce why and put a new reasonable date on the table.

Interested in other Steemian's thoughts here? What is happening with SMT and what does it mean to you?

Cheers and take care