Thank you again so much for these clarifications @inertia! Your detailed reflections are tremendously helpful to paint a detailed picture of the situation.
Could I just ask you to help me out with the following:
b) mentions of a "token swap" which the witnesses perceive as an eminent hardfork by Tron, c) Justin's behavior on the Tron network, where he demonstrated willingness to use Tron founder stake to remove opposition
Do you by any chance have sources for these statements (e.g. blogposts on Steem or similar)? That would help us a lot to validate these claims with the original references.
Thank you in advance, and best wishes.
RE: Steem vs. Hive - A Quest for New Governance Approaches? (Research Project - Call for Participation)