Some valid points, but in many instances the parties asking the questions don't really seem to want an answer, simply to push their own agenda...
Numerous answers have been given on this matter in a number of forums but the incitement continues.
Isn't it amazing how trolls on steemit often disguise themselves as "defenders of the rewards pool".
How is the "community" supposed to take someone that claims to have the long-term growth of steemit at heart (@mynameisbrian), that is powering down?