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That is what 'they' count upon.

You were here for the 2 year development walkabout that stinc went on?
We just went 2 more waiting for smart contracts.
Why do you figure that was?
Because they want to hurry up and make us successful?

But isn’t that at “their” own detriment?

Not if it is the plan to hobble us.
Most of the people that were original investors left with their profits a long time ago.
Few, if any, large stakeholders are in a position to lose money, if my guess is right.
Even if hive went to zero.
They took their seed money out a long time ago.
Sure they will lose what they could have had, but it costs nothing out of their pockets.