RE: And there I was, thinking i could avoid politics

Whether you like it or not you can't avoid politics. As a top 20 witness you form part of our governance and with a large stake you have a big say in what happens around here.

You need to vote on each issue as you see fit but i would hope that you do so for the best possible reasons and with the best interest of the eco-system in mind regardless of how one person would act or not. Like aggroed or not but splinterlands and hive engine have been a big part of our chains development and how we can operate. They have added a lot to the eco-system and i do think that without their team we would be in a lot worse place at this point.

Very few teams have added any sort of viable business to the chain apart from splinterlands so i hope that they do stay here building and can survive the next year or so without having to migrate.

I still vote your your witness as well and have for a long time as i feel that you also add value to the eco-system and that is all we can try to do as a community.

As a top 20 witness you form part of our governance and with a large stake you have a big say in what happens around here.

And now explain how my investment in hive that gives me the right to vote as I see fit is related to my witness duties.

i would hope that you do so for the best possible reasons and with the best interest of the eco-system in mind

And that's what I do. After the mess with valueplan, I decided to not support proposals that don't include a detailed plan on how the money will be spent, no matter who posts it.
A lot of people asked for more information and were ignored or served nothing burgers. That's not how you ask for a grant.

And sorry, I don't see a company that needs a 500k bailout after 6 years of operations viable. SPL needs some serious updates to be attractive to people who aren't invested in it already.