dude sorry for saying it but use words correctly, It's not either blackmail or threaten, it's a choice so it's a decision.

and that is the only thing it is, argumentation and facts, ok sure, dan left for that reason, the experiment is total bullshit for that reason, why, because if they could they go experiment it would be better for everyone rather than disrupt the whole system, if people want a socialist steemit, go on minds or whatnot, make a sidechain, easy, if you support open source then the current system should be blackmail to you. it might be a bad time and it will surely decrease the stability and the trust in the platform since there will be 5 sidechains instantly, but i don't see you making that argument, so why do you expect others to give you the same courtesy, everybody is free to leave and they are free to say their reasons, it's not threatening, it's making a point, many have done it, you grow discontent with the way of things sooner or later and you say either stop the bullshit/problem whatever or I'm out. Nothing wrong with that, at least he extended some time for it. Dan did it out of the blue for most. Sure he was getting hate for maybe since they had started the project.