Nice title :)
Personally, I think that if you are not in control of your stake, then your voice is not as loud, and your influence is less.
However, it could be possible to call up your dial a delegation and ask them to vote on your behalf. E.g. If a bid-bot was 51%+ delegated to by one account, would it be fair/allowed for that bot to vote with 51% of its VESTS, or maybe even all its VESTS to the preferred place?
I think one bot voted didn't it?
Regardless of the various issues or the result, I would like to more accurately see what stake thinks about all of this. I believe Development is needed and I don't think donations will be enough and it will fall on a few accounts. If Stinc wants to bankroll the first year or three to see how it goes, perhaps they might build the system anyway.
Yes i saw a name with 'bot' included.
I am also thinking that donations won't cover things - perhaps to start but building these costs into the chain makes sense for longevity, even if it will hurt me/us initially.
3 year bankroll sounds good :D