Well said, in all instances, @tarazkp.

The STEEM blockchain belongs to no one individual, or entity. Steemit Inc, on the other hand, is a privately held company. They really don't answer to anyone, as much as many of us would rather they did.

I suppose in a perfect world, Steemit Inc would be left to make their own decisions without people finding fault regardless of the turns they made because it's Steemit Inc's decisions to make, for good or ill, AND Steemit Inc would feel the need (because of who they are, not because of fear or coercion of STEEM users) to communicate more effectively knowing that the moves they make do effect so many of us to some degree or another.

However, that's not the world we're living in here, so we stay at square one. Everyone's stake is theirs to use as they see fit, and how that ends up roiling the reward pool is what happens. Meanwhile we deal with those who can't accept that as the way things are and either put up with their FUD, counter it somehow, or leave.

Making other people conform to how you would like them to act or be is kind of the antithesis of why blockchains, and more particular the crypto on them, sprung up in the first place. I think we all need to know that and keep it in mind as 2019 continues to roll forth.