RE: A comment reply turned into a root post...
He essentially said he doesn't care about the first million or two million users. He cares about the next 100 million users.
I find that hilariously arrogant to be perfectly blunt. And I always am.
Getting 100 million users is impossible without getting the first million. Getting two users is impossible before getting the first.
That's like starting a company from scratch, and telling your customers during the first few years that they don't matter, who matter are the customers who come after you.
Take a guess how long that company stays in business.
And even if it does, it's still extremely rude and egomaniacal to say something like that to those who had a part in building something for the 100 million users.
No matter how big or small their contribution.
I agree with you and told him as much in Lisbon. Sneak and I have had... interesting interactions. Sometimes I don't understand where they are coming from and try to gain as much value from the conversation as I can, but sometimes I'm just like, "Huh?"
That said, the point of prioritizing first things first does make sense. When Steemit, inc was falling down hard, focusing on marketing and promotion and user retention doesn't make sense as something to prioritize.
I think Steemit has a nice head start and many people are still excited about the idea of getting paid for content here, but I also think they need to get some code in production quickly or, as you said, they will have trouble "staying in business." Their communication efforts lately are a big improvement from what we saw in the past, and I'm quite happy about that. There's still room for improvement in many other areas, especially demonstrating care for new users here.
Isn't Sneak German? So, it could also be a case of his words just coming out wrong since it's not his native language. I just felt compelled to be fair enough to point that out.
That's an important point, thanks for bringing it up. I try not to be judgmental or condemning. Sometimes I have trouble understanding some people and it's possibly just cultural.