But when there is at least one official document that has been around for a long time stating categorically that
the Company’s mission, vision, goals, statements, actions, and core values do not constitute a contract, commitment, obligation, or other duty to any person, company or cryptocurrency network user and are subject to change at any time.
It messes with the argument especially his other ''the plan is'' statements.
Even if Ned clearly stated online something like "the plan is to use that stake to develop the chain and ... this is a contract ... I repeat this a contract" this still does not constitute a contract in the eye of the law because it's not defined (there are so many dimensions/details that need to be clarified by law before that document become something that will enforce repercussions in case of no conformity).
Document? You can write something online then print it and call it document (because it sounds more serious).
Ned can easily fake a post online stating that there is no contract and date it to when the blockchain was created (can be done pretty easily by just tempering with an indexed page). He can easily state that something he said (that can disprove that he made a contract) was removed from a blog or a website that was shut down since then.
To be honest, I find it amazing that people are still thinking that talking or writing something online constitutes a legally binding contract.
Please read my reply here:
https://steemit.com/steem/@dr-frankenstein/q6ox1y
I really want to see anyone of them standing in front of a judge saying that STINC should null their stake just because they said online to us they will do it. This is not how legally binding contracts are constructed.
I am not in support of Sun or Witnesses. I just hate demagogue and people who use populism and emotions instead of logic and critical thinking. Most people here know nothing about the law, yet they think they are right just because they feel so. Probably why we didn't solve the whole situation, having nerds trying to do the work of lawyers, businessmen, and conflict resolution specialists.
Thank you!
Thank you for your detailed reply.
I may not have been clear about my position ; (
I do not support the old line up of witnesses who claim the right to freeze the stake and/or dictate to Justin Sun how he can use it.
The document i was talking about:
https://steemitwallet.com/about.html
once upon a time you could find it by clicking the three bars to the right of your impressive avatar, then clicking on ''about Steemit'' in the same section as the blue and white papers.
The law is bullshit.
We are born into being enslaved by our governments. We have no choice.
A legally binding contract as "defined by law" in the USA is a contract of which both parties sign onto without force and knowingly understand what they are doing.
I was born into being a debt slave. I have no choice. I was forced. I did not understand what I was being born into as a baby.
There you go, the entirety of USA law is now null and void according to their own laws.
Doesn't get any more simple than that really. All law is bullshit made up force to keep you inline. It contradicts itself at every turn and is backed by threat of jail or death or theft of your property.
@truthforce writing