Are there any other reasons to doubt Bitshares? Perhaps the model isn't fully proven yet? It requires liquidity to properly prove itself and test but it might not get the liquidity to prove itself.
We are in a critical moment. How can we make Bitshares a useful tool for institutional investors so it can get beyond the innovator phase it's in now? Institutional investors can raise liquidity and make Bitshares useful for everyone else. Retail might not be so important right now.