Originally Posted by
Entropy
On the radio I heard you suggest if it comes to it Polk should give the money he have made to potential victims, I totally disagree
Everybody should know that investing in crypto involves risk. In order for a crypto to have a shot at becoming the next bitcoin reputable people have to get behind it.
There's no way he could have caused foreseen or prevented the great crypto crash. If it goes belly up thank him for putting his rep on the line and giving everyone a good shot.
I think if the people in charge are honest and doing everything they can, that's all that should be expected. There's no way anyone should be expected to underwrite the losses of others.
I think it's wrong to suggest he pay back investors. That puts a lot of unfair pressure on him and potential false hope for those that lost.
Doug I think you should have the option to keep the money with no pressure or risk to your reputation.
If Druff was in your position, I can't imagine him voluntarily coughing up several hundred thousand profit just to be a good guy.
If Doug was only paid in flexUSD, which might end up worthless, I agree he shouldn't pay anyone anything. I wouldn't expect Doug to reach into his pocket to compensate those who invested in crypto -- even one he promoted which went bad.
However, if he made actual real money on this, and his viewers lost real money, I would think it would be a nice gesture to set up a fund to give that money to them. I would actually do this if I earnestly promoted a coin I thought was good, made a lot of money from said promotion, and then it turned out to be a scam and/or mismanaged. I admit that, if I didn't come out ahead on the matter, I wouldn't reach into my life savings to pay people back. There's a big difference between profit distribution to victims and paying compensation for other people's crimes.