Giving away free tokens from massive inflation has failed. This whole concept has - unequivocally, absolutely and miserably - failed.

When will the developers learn?

Actually that is exactly what is being discussed. Lower inflation, (eventually) move the social rewards to layer 2 rather than causing the massive inflation of HIVE. That feels very much like an active discussion that the core concept needs to be overhauled.

Sometimes it is important to step back and maintain perspective rather than stay in one’s own tunnel vision and not see the threes through the forest anymore.

Now that it's Hive, they want to cut curation rewards by 75%... if that is implemented I'll quit the platform, for good this time.

Giving away free tokens from massive inflation has failed

What is it? Pick an emotion and stick to it?
So you want a complete overhaul but that can not touch the social rewards side? And those rewards can not be free nor come from inflation? Care to explain how that would work???

Don’t rant, give constructive feedback. It may get heard, there’s even a community for that(created by Blocktrades). Alternatively, if it’s an “absolute catastrophe”... why extend your pain and suffering?

Ned is gone, sorry. He never realized his “vision”, oracles were even never spec’ed. Just vaporware. Best he can be remembered for is writing white papers. The “guy with the ideas”. And, not to be forgotten, “I successfully hardforked 4 times in 5 days”. If you want SMTs, it will happen on Hive, not in Ned’s backyard.