RE: Why I won't support Jerry Banfield anymore - JerryCoin
Excellent post. I prefer not to take sides in any conflict and to remain neutral - which helps find the path to balance. That said, when there is imminent existential threat - we need to take sides.
In this case, I don't currently feel such a serious threat - but it does need to be said that we are discussing a power grab using exploitative methods and that can very much lead to a serious problem for Steem. When people see that the highest profile people in a community are pulling scams, they just assume that the community is no better than any other (or might even be worse). This is a sad thing for Steem since it really is different and offers so much potential.
If anything good can come out of this, we can all learn about the ways that we are commonly the victim of mind control techniques and confidence tricks.
Jerry has actually sent me 300 steem previously as part of his program of helping witnesses below the 80 mark and so I am thankful for that (though it seems that few people actually heard about it and claimed it - he didn't just auto send it out to every witness under #80).
I am torn though between wondering if he is a split personality with an 'angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other' - or whether he might even just be a front for someone else. He could easily use his position to do real good but for some reason he nearly always seems to find a way to 'cock it up' (as we say in Britain).
Jerry, if you are as sincere as you claim to be, then why do you keep repeatedly trying to harness the power of the entire community to boost your own power and why do you keep misleading people - generally who are the new users who don't know any better?
There are a few witnesses that jerry helped with liquid steem to cover their costs. I honestly won't sit here and say that was a bad thing to do.
However, I'm comfortable with the idea that one can do a good thing for the wrong reasons.
So, this is to say, that it might be an attempt to sway support, a manipulative tactic, and not that he actually cares. I would not know if this is the case, I obviously have no evidence to back it up, at this point in time is speculation, simply because of other things he has done in the past.
He is comfortable with bribing, that's plain and simple, and the evidence is there.
Again, I'm not saying he was doing it that with ill intent. But I'm not willing to remove my skepticism from the equation.
Agreed. I might be less cynical if I hadn't spent the last 15 years studying the world of politics and the psychology involved!
I was ( @castellano witness) one of the ones he offered 100 steem or so to help cover costs, as much as i was temped to reply I stuck to principles and just ignored that post.
If he really want to help cover costs he could rotate his humungus proxied vest between witnesses above 100 that he thinks are doing something useful and go unnoticed or something.
The is no charity or free money on the table in this environment and specially not from our beloved used cars salesman Honest Jan
Creo que por cosas asi es que te ganastes mi respeto hace mucho tiempo.
Gracias hermano, pero también debo reconocer que esta cadena me ha echo torcer muchos principios.
Es difícil encontrar un equilibrio entre el compromiso individual y el bienestar general cuando creamos comunidades.
Lo importante es que muchos (al menos en mi caso era así) pensábamos que estábamos solos y eramos pocos y no es así... Aquí nos encontramos y aprendemos entre todos.
PS Joke: Por usar el corrector ortográfico no me gane ningún respeto rayos tenia 6 errores en el comentario en ingles.