forwarded from the telegram channel (UST):
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So many are so miserable about Pura and AL right now. Has AL pulled the plug? From the outside, AL looks like it is pushed into a corner. Support stopped (reportedly), going public stopped, licenses stopped, education stopped, communication stopped, mining contracts stopped, even sponge's roundhouse kick talks stopped... hmmm.
OK, so this is not the official AL channel. Cool. So let's talk about Pura. Pura is separate from AL. Right? Officially it is. Decentralized Pura. Still, developers and communicators (lol) take directions from somewhere. Right? AL? Even though I have nothing to do with AL, I still own a fair bit of Pura, and there are many people out there owning a fair bit of Pura. So, we have a vested interest in understanding the links between AL and Pura. And if - as I assume - AL is still responsible for Pura's fate, we have a vested interest in understanding what AL is up to (or up against). It is simply not enough anymore to turn the prayer wheels quoting the stereotypes "be patient", "stop complaining", "work hard", etc. and to beat the following into submission with nasty responses.
The sentiment in this group has gradually worsened and has now arrived at a point where external observers feel appalled by the group and want nothing to do with Pura. That is not helpful to us as a group nor to us as Pura owners. Some comment mentioned that new developers and a communicator are being hired. Cool. We need some change in here. And obviously, we can't turn the wagon around ourselves. We need leadership. We need straight and reliable information, information that doesn't turn out to be "alternative" informaion, later.
Nobody seems to know what the official channel for Pura is. Is it the facebook group? Is it the website pura.one? Is it this telegram channel? Confusion all around. I am sure that some AL officials still read this channel - perhaps even sponge? Somebody please take the call and make an honest effort in answering it.
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Perhaps someone in here can add value?