How to gain favor with the witnesses...

I've just been listening to the meeting up of Justin (tron), and some witnesses, online'.

I'm not sure what to say, really.

Actually, that's incorrect.

I'm very sure of what to say, but trying to think of how to say it, without upsetting anyone (you know me, I hate any friction).

If anybody read any of my posts, and my opinions after we had the soft fork thrust upon us (there was no consultation in regards to the steem users), you will know how naive and idiotic I though the action was, especially in regards to how it would appear to individuals coming from an east Asian culture.

...And then I listened to meet up.

To say I felt 'cringe and embarrassment' is an understatement. A massive understatement.

I'm not going to mention individuals, as they might soft fork me out or something (lets not forget, there is now a precedent, after last week)
I'm being facetious, obviously.

I think I'd better point that out, seeing as it in now glaringly apparent that the witnesses on the show seem to have zero clue about anything except 'computer stuff,' of which I'm sure they excel in.

I mean zero skills in negotiating anything, and even worse, zero understanding of the East Asian culture ( I cannot emphasize enough just how much, I really can't).

What a train wreck of communications with someone with a massive stake in Steem.
This matters in Asian cultures, and how you then act accordingly, with someone.

Most people will not realize just quite how much this matters.

I've lived in different parts of Asian for two decades - and I still miss the nuances. This was a train wreck, but I don't expect anyone to understand.

You cannot understand, not unless you've spent time in these places and interacted - over time- with these different cultures.

(it cracks me up when people who've spent a month backpacking, think that they 'get the culture , man'. It doesn't even begin to scratch the surface. Fucking clueless).

And 'clueless' is the only adjective that I can use, after listening to this abortion of a 'meeting'.

Which brings me to a far more worrying aspect, thinking about the long term of steem, and it's governance.

You need stewards not witnesses, to run this steem ship. Leave the techies to do their thing, and get stewards to care and guide the whole thing.

Stewards with a business, marketing and negotiating skills and background.

People with experience.

I saw fuck all of these qualities in this meeting, sorry guys. It's nothing personal, I do not know any of you - I'm just going off the meeting.
(I' m sure some will take it very personally , which will just go to highlight what I've just said really, about being clueless and naive) but man.....this ship, if it's not relying 100% on tech, is going down.

You need a leader (a steward) who does have a clue, for fucks sake.

....Talk about being clueless beyond belief.
Everything in post is meant to help, and not hinder, Steem. And believe me, in some departments other than tech - Steem needs a lot of fucking help.

I guess that's any big 'witness upvotes' gone out of the window for me. Oops.
It's a fucker when you care.

Steem on. (now I am being a little facetious).

I had to get this out, as my new video, 'Steem wars part 2 - The witnesses strike back' , wouldn't gel, not with this crap going around in my noggin'.

I'm going off to make some bread to relax. I actually feel stressed about this.

Once I've calmed down, I'll be back.

Laters.