I would be neutral on BCH if it hadn't been pumped by every shady trick in the book in order to sell an altcoin to intentionally confused people, esp noobs.

The fact that Berwick was willing to overlook all of that because of the dangling carrot of 'blockstream : Bilderburg : yada yada' has greatly reduced his credibility on things crypto and probably everything else. He made an emotional decision and probably led a lot of folks down a dead end path.