Just a couple of weeks ago there was more than 100 BTC of buy orders at or above the current price. It didn't tempt the digger then. Why do you think it would now?
I think the "tone" of the market has changed since a few weeks ago. Surely the digger will feel that and will feel the fact that more and more pressure is being added to the market encouraging others to dig their CLAMs.
The way I see it the digger basically "set the hook" on investors. When a fish first bites your bait... you let it set in for a second so you really have them on the hook.
"Well I already have $2000 into CLAM that I don't want to use... so I'll spend another $1000 to try to support it."
Personally I have no idea what's best. I just know that the current situation is making a lot of people unhappy.
I think the fact that people are unhappy will encourage the digger to take the potential profits faster now than any time before.
If I'm correct this will bring:
A: Confidence to the markets.
B: Encourage the digger speed up this bleeding process so that they don't lose "free" BTC to other new diggers.
I just think it is a win win over all.