Honestly, I did not listen to the podcast.

If the community tokens are going to bypass Steem yet benefit from the Steem blockchain then that would not be fair to holders of Steem and that is not just me sucking up to whales. The Steem bypass would be a move to attract and appease developers.

Developers are most probably the most important netizens of the blockchain world at this time, but harming early investors in order to appease developers maybe sound business but is it fair?

Well, this is the Wild Wide West of finance and technology, and fairness is only determined by market forces. So I suggest diversification because you never now which project will screw you over.