Thankyou for posting, Justin. The value of this community goes where the community does.
If we have to hardfork, then we will; and almost everyone will move to the new chain.
Many of us meet in person to buy/sell, and in time the strength of this community would mean new exchange listings.
The old witnesses did what they did to avoid this hardfork, for your sake.
Not theirs, not mine, yours.
My stake would go to the new chain, their stake, their witness positions, their followers, all moving over to the new chain. The only person left behind, holding a worthless coin would be you. They didn't want that. I don't want that.
When they froze your stake, they knew the clock was ticking. Many of us would vote for timcliff, blockbrothers, etc (witnesses opposing the fork) if they failed to actively pursue a reasonable solution that would maintain and increase the value of your investment, because we don't want anyone to regret investing in the chain we love.
If you want to profit, trust us; work with us.
The world is watching this drama unfold. Let's show them what we're capable of.