What if the witnesses put a solid plan online for the community that posits how they will finance the new chain? I asked why Ned didn't sell to the witnesses? They're broke was the answer! So, that begs the question of what kind of chain can broke people manage? What exchanges will carry the new tokens?
And I'm not arguing for Sun here necessarily. This whole charade should have been dealt with privately before a public announcement was made--that's how real businesses do things.