Hey Lord B, for a marketing guy, you're displaying a rather abrasive and even touchy side. After all, it seems there is agreement - from your POV it seems, @ryzeonline is saying what you are saying.

It seems to me that you don't like how he is saying it.

It seems to me that you like his illustrations at least :)

It also seems to me that you have taken his content, or the flow of his content, or the style of delivery of his content - in a manner that is personally triggering.

You respond in a manner that is personal (need I give examples of the personal insults?...). This is a clear indication of having taken it personally.

Yes it's true that Ryze

• has not been on Hive for long, yet he purports to speak about it at 'top' level.
• talks about marketing as if the marketers on Hive are not fully up to the mark.

It seems to me that the second point may be triggering - understandably, as I have seen you take a fair bit of stick from various parts. I have seen you return it in equal measure. I have seen you express yourself with wit and eloquence.

However

• taking Ryze's content personally (to whatever extent) seems to go hand-in-hand with your dismissal of the content (quality, accuracy, relevance)
• your assessment of the content doesn't seem to be borne out by the votes and appreciation received from 'gullible' folk on Hive (your adjective, pls note)
• it is highly likely that you have therefore overlooked value in his content. This 'value' actually being to YOUR project as well as to Hive in general
• taking things personally is not - AFAIK - in your remit as 'Marketing Person' for Hive. The extent to which you do so, undermines your effort IMO
• you had a run-in with Ryze's partner, perhaps taking that as an initial attack upon you and perhaps factoring that into your expression re. Ryze's content. Another aspect of the 'taking personally' that may have caused 'value' to be overlooked by you
• it ought to be clear that Ryze is not a threat to you or your position
• it is worth considering that he may actually be an asset!

Lord B! You've taken on a big project and I wish you well.

But BIG vision also requires seeing beyond the triggered state, else you miss 'it' in your desire to gratify your own outrage.

Are YOU big enough to put aside the personal and look at what triggered you in what he said re. marketing on Hive? Were you to do so, I dare say you'd find some answers to some of those entanglements. Best of all, nobody even needs to know you've done this and bestest of all, the blockchain would then be a happier smilier place....yeah whateverzzzz :D