I understand what you are saying about communities and freedom to choose what one wants to do. That's why I tried to put forward what I feel based on my experience of around 3 months on this platform.

You are also assuming that people didn't downvote so there is no resistance. There was resistance and that's why we have come to see this day. I am too small in terms of stake and I have to think 100 times before downvoting someone. I won't blatantly use a feature that creates controversies and hurt egos. I am creating a brand for myself, why would I cut my own legs? So I chose to NOT to downvote. Because I know how it ended up for people who tried to refute. I know there are so many people like me who choose not to speak and do their thing. Also there is one of the biggest whale who has spoken against this multiple times. I was thinking to buy the token whenever I get the chance next but now I will have to wait and see how this drama ends. Maybe it will tank the price and that's what I wanted but not due to this.

As I understand that these tribes are centralized but that doesn't mean we don't try to change that and create a culture that promotes decentralization. If you push away investors like that, there's no way this community will sustain.

I am following this whole case very closely and this is what I feel:

• Muting @azircon was uncalled for.
• Whales on PoB should try and distribute the token to a wider audience instead of over rewarding a select few.

I will speak when I think something is not right.

any random whale can buy up a token and just DV everything and ruin what you try to make.

That's not my perspective with this case though. I think the community's reward pool is getting ruined right now!