Nice to know people can still state reasonable opinions instead of just "facepalming" everything which I find rather disrespectful. As soon as people read a single line they don't agree with it's the facepalm which is not only saying I disagree but more like "wow he disagrees with me so he is a complete idiot who's opinion can't even be taken seriously and has to be ridiculed".
You may a little too thin skinned for the interwebz my friend. Expectations for not getting facepalmed while attempting to "douse the flames" in effort only is futile. The time that has elapsed with Bluecat doing little to nothing both for the merge or attempting to be communicative and transparent is the direct reason for the outcries and speculations of misdeeds and abuse of patron donations.
You've also made a few logical fallacies in your discourse. Namely arguing that people state opinion (whether milking or intentionally vindictive on Discord etc.) as fact. If it's an opinion it cannot be fact and those claiming so are just as wrong as you here. You can construct a good argument for it but in the end it's simply what one believes.
Another is comparing ES to other games/devs. Just because they make porn games does not mean they have the same integrity towards their patrons, the same drive or passion to make their game. The same technical knowledge or work ethic to accomplish what they set out to do or even the same temperament to be social in places like Discord.
What may be used are similar patterns one can observe over time between and speculate but the outcome can be completely different but as they say "Burn me once shame on you. Burn me twice shame on me".
You admit the delays and mistakes (your words) are not justifiable or that we shouldn't blame shift, so I have to ask...Why feel the need to "douse" anything on here? You must realize it won't change anyone's mind that already believe Bluecat failed and will probably never regain their respect. While those that still have hope will hope and agree with you.
Confirmation bias being a thing, I seriously question the motive for such posts, kind of like those that hate NTR going on a thread of an NTR game and saying, "This has NTR, it sucks. I'm not playing it". Really???
If all you wished was to give your opinion, you must accept that some will disagree and facepalm you for it. Again, that's the internet for you. Like it or not.