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Even a simple "I got a post on the back burner to talk about it, sit tight" would go a long way.

Exactly!

Since the latest news/experiences around Steemit Inc & Ned were bad (layoff, illness, missed live-stream, ..) and since humans are very good at assuming & imagining things - the imaginations weren't really positive; rather the opposite.

i really don't get it. i do understand the pressure and everything, and that you don't want to talk to people but postponing and then missing a live-stream and not writing a single word for a month in this times where you can write a post from your phone while shi**ng it is legitime to assume that he died.

Precisely. Dispel the FUD, calm the masses.