Admittedly, I haven't been able to follow what happened as closely as I should, but I've read his parody rant post and all I could say is, "to each his own". He's doing his own thing, and I'm happy that he's reaping the rewards of all his years of hard work. It's disheartening for a lot of users who've been working hard in the trenches for some time now here in Steemit, but I guess that's a case study that can be used to improve the system in general.

With regard to the animosity people feel, I'm not entirely sure how that can be alleviated. Posts like @hisnameisolllie put up though might be good to ease some misunderstanding.