I personally don't pay much attention to the drama. I also don't criticize that he played some experimental games. Everybody knows that this is an experimental space and a high risk-market. So it's kind of normal that many projects will die and a lot of Developers move on to other projects and start something new - and some do it again and again etc.
But what I think is revealing: He doesn't answer on questions that are fundamental.
This one for example:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.15892953What I believe to see here is that he uses the drama. All of his friends and also he himself defend this more about personal-topics and how bad those are who scream "Scammer" and how toxic BCT is etc. But nobody talks about this ICO and how it's handled, the tech, the economical side, and so on. It's a total lack of professionalism in my opinion and my impression is: It's all rushed out. And every time something is rushed out the priority is "money soon".
My personal conclusion is: This won't have any chance and there is a high risk that it will end like the other experiments of B. Weiner. And for now I don't believe it's really legit, because it's never a good sign if somebody avoids to reply on questions about fundamentals while he himself raised a lot of questions in the interview.
These are great comments, and quite frankly I stopped reading the thread when it degenerated into nonsense. Can you really blame me? If BCT is going to be so openly hostile then I really am not going to spend a lot of time allowing it to occupy my brainspace.
For instance, I have mentioned several times that if anyone would like escrow they are more than welcome to select a reputable escrow provider in the industry and we will accommodate them. Anyone who doesn't want to use escrow is welcome to participate through the website and people have. If that's a turn off to some people, okay. One might then conclude that there's something going on here that isn't what people are normally used to dealing with. But no, the assumption is simply I'm a crook or a scammer and I always have been it's just one more scam blah blah blah.
I'm honestly too busy to really address concerns I've addressed elsewhere in other venues. I have a project I am getting off the ground. If BitcoinTalk falls behind the curve as it becomes a low priority due to the responses... well, there's only so much time in the day.
If people feel so strongly then they are welcome to vote with their wallet. They are not anyone I should spend time trying to convince of anything. They have already made up their minds.
If you haven't made up your mind then come and ask questions in a venue where your answer will be heard and have meaning. Our slack is open to everyone. I am active on Twitter. I am very approachable and willing to discuss the project with anyone.
We are still moving forward and releasing information. We will continue to release it on BCT, however I cannot see how any actual discussion here is productive or at best repetitive. Perhaps once the crowd sale closes things will change and we can try again, until then anyone generally interested in the project is welcome to join our slack as I have mentioned.
Edit to add: I'm currently in San Francisco speaking with people about Tao in person. I am here because I want people to understand that when I stated I would hard fork Bitcoin that I was serious. I haven't had many people disagree once I've explained it to them. It's really only a matter of time, and the information we are releasing today should put that in perspective.
Here's a slide deck that describes how the Tao system works.
http://www.slideshare.net/BryceWeiner/tao-of-music