Thanks for the shoutout, Ray. Chain wouldn't be the same without you.
I support the move. I wish it wasn't necessary, but I'm certain it is.
It's easy to look at the potential downsides but there are a heap of possible upsides, too.
Many people have left over the years, or avoided the chain due to the nijamine stake, or feelings about Steemit INC.
Now we'll have a battle-hardened team of knowledgeable devs, building what they've been wanting to, for years; and a community with a real sense of ownership.