Hi David! It's good to see some healthy debates going on! i'd like to throw my two cents in to the ring. Whilst I do appreciate and support Jerry, I would not describe myself as a sycophant!
What I would like to say is that I wouldn't have come to Steemit if it weren't for Jerry's promotions of Steemit (yes and himself) .. I personally powered up around $10,000 of Steem and also brought in at least 20 new people who also powered up a total of around $20,000 more. What I'm saying is that whilst we pick apart and try to find the truth and real intentions behind Jerry's motivations, that we should keep a level head. For example, Jerry delegated me 1,000 Steem a month ago to help me support the @ecotrain passengers. This was a very kind gesture that doesn't really serve himself at all. Although I have been upvoting most of his posts, there was no suggestion or any kind of requirement to do so.
We all know Jerry is a businessman, and a strong marketer. Whilst you may not agree with some of his choices and tactics, I think it's fair to say that overall Jerry has had a positive impact on the community and the ecosystem and in many ways. If he went too far, then I have a feeling he will take criticism and learn from it, because it is my belief that whilst Jerry does look out for himself very well, he also does have an altruistic nature and good heart.
What i have learned from this is the weakness of auto voting! As a result of this whole fiasco I have turned mine off so i can upvote those posts i really do support.
hope that helps!
Jerry you are making a huge impact on the community. I really respect your giving yet professional nature and ability to translate the functionality of the crypto world through your youtube channel and your posts on Steemit itself. I personally thank you.
I will have to agree with you on this. I myself am going all in (the little I have) for steem :) Jerry has brought lots of value to this community.
he has.. i Just found out today that a friend i was trying to encourage to join Steemit had in fact done so, but without telling me.. he has brought in 40K just by himself.. I think thats about 65K in total Just from me coming to Steemit as a result of Jerry.. and I'm just one person! ;-) Yes i really think we should appreciate the positive impact he has made as we react to this..
when I was telling a friend about steem, I used his browser to manually show him one of my posts. I noticed the autofiller suggesting a JERRY BANFIELD post, meaning he had seen steemit before! Jerry has paved the way, lets keep helping him get better too with our constructive comments and criticisms.
Yes, Indeed!
WoW this is great!
The cat is great too.
Thanx! I thought so :)