Fuzzy Snoot

$RSR on the edge ? Long read 1/2 Here is my opinion on the Community Call and on what is currently happening. First and foremost, it is good to see that Nevin has taken the reins again and wants to push the project forward with his usual energy. What I do not understand, however, is why for months neither the official Twitter channel nor any other channels were used to build the community, retain the community, or strengthen it in general. There are so many open issues at this point that should have been addressed long ago in order to acquire users or solidify the community. None of that really happened. Everything was done half-heartedly and mostly only after pressure from Lodge members. Of course, there are compliance rules that prohibit sharing certain information. But there are no rules that prohibit keeping the community informed about what is going on. The endless FUD that developed as a result will unfortunately never be fully shaken off. I believe many serious mistakes were made, or people simply thought they were above it all. What does not add up at all afterward is the attempt to push us, as community members, to “lure” our friends and families into DTFs. That leaves a very bad taste in my mouth. Roughly 90% of all RSR holders would probably do that if they were satisfied with their investment. But since absolutely nothing was done in that direction, this expectation is unrealistic If we look at the damage, we can see that apart from short-term pumps such as the Atkins pump nothing has been sustainable. These actions only increase frustration among holders. Under these circumstances, it is extremely difficult to convince the community to promote investment products to others. In addition, my friends and family have little to no knowledge of crypto. There is no simple way to say, “Go to site XY, use your credit card, and buy.” That is simply not possible. Considerably more effort would be required to get these people into DTFs in the first place and nobody does that. At the end of the day, everyone wants their investment to shine. And that simply has not been the case for years. For years, nothing has been done to break out of this downward spiral. Instead, there have been months of silence with statements like, “We can’t say that” or “We’re not allowed to talk about this.” That only makes everything harder. Of course, we do not know what is really happening behind the scenes or what can legally be communicated. But other projects have shown that it is possible they survived bear markets and came back stronger, or at least came back. In my opinion, the approach was wrong from the very beginning. The community should have been involved far more instead of being completely ignored. Don’t get me wrong: I like the project, I like Nevin, and I like the potential outcome that might happen someday. But in essence, nothing has changed again after three hours of talking. Once more, empty promises were made. The only positive aspect is the halt of the monthly token unlocks. In my view, this should never have been necessary if there had been a solid plan from the start on how to drive market demand with the product Perhaps Millions of $RSR tokens should not have been distributed to employees who, in hindsight, were not worth it. That capital could have been used to grow sustainably instead. Unfortunately, that did not happen at all neither with DTFs nor with the Reserve Protocol. After years of waiting, real action should finally follow The only ray of hope for me is @Uglycash. I love what Gabo is doing. I already liked RPay and believe they are on a good path to making the world a slightly better place. What I also find disappointing is that Nevin once again implies that Reserve’s golden age will only come sometime between 2026 and 2033. I am someone who has been involved since the very early days and has followed everything closely. I am extremely dissatisfied with where we stand today probably like many others

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