And, ugh i have to mention the @cryptofinally drama again, going after her, @coruscate and most recently @brianoflondon.
Things like this that go against the core interests of HIVE happen precisely because of one thing.

That depends on your point of view. I agree with Bernie that @cryptofinally brings nothing to the platform and it's good that she's gone. And I am not the only one who thinks so, there are many other users (including few major whales (1M+ HP)).

And spreading misinformation (e.g. That Hive was once called Steem) is also not beneficial for the system.

Wer a small platform and this ship needs a captain.

We have witnessed who can change Hive code, and they are elected.

Let's say blocktrades become "leader", what would his job be? To tell us not to downvote "influencers".