Thanks for your responses NOObster. I think it's good to have a healthy amount of skepticism.
My investment in the platform is via owning the cryptocurrency used to make it possible, and in helping grow and maintain our community. Yes, I have used the service. If you read the article you will see some feedback from other users too. The small number of user reviews available can be attributed to the fact that this is a new service.
At the bottom of my post I mentioned it contains a referral link. I thought that would be clear enough. You know, pretty much all information etc. made available on the internet these days is for profit (whether clearly stated or not). It's a little naive to think otherwise. The article on ShareRing was indeed a promotional article aimed at members of its community. It was purposefully set in the future and tongue in cheek (perhaps you missed that) in an attempt to be creative. I might take it down now as it's served its purpose and seems to confuse some. They were indeed attempts to get a bit of extra income for myself. I think it's a good idea to diversify the work I do and explore opportunities for new streams of income.
Again, thanks for your feedback. It's valuable. I know a lot of people find it hard to trust the idea of cryptocurrencies and anyone that tries to promote them. Many got burned in the bear market last year. Also a lot of people accept the media's stereotyping of ICOs etc. as scams. If you look at my past posts on RetireJapan, I think you will find that I always attempted to be helpful and participate with integrity. I apologise if I offended you somehow or made you think I was trying to take advantage of you. That was not my intent. I was simply offering information that I felt would benefit RetireJapan members, while at the same time making it clear in my original post that the article included a referral code (which you are free to use or not). If you can accept this and actually try the platform, you may find that it saves you some money
