This is going to sound like I'm attacking Nate Drake again, or at least his approach to all this. And that's because I am. I prefer to be upfront about that.
Using the "plans changed" card and the "more info in the next episode" card back to back feels a lot like what an astrologist would say to a client about to realize they're getting scammed. And thinking of it, that whole insider thing has a lot in common with how astrology works. For instance, making statements hard to verify and vague enough to be interpreted however a client wants it, or cold reading // educated guessing trivial or comparatively minor things and having a positive success rate at that, giving credence to the aforementioned vague statements.
And in both cases, the clients, or in that case, the fans, are very reluctant to any opposing view and can become more than antsy when their constructed reality is being questioned. And yes, I'm a bit petty on the internet and I haven't forgotten how mentioning "2024" as a likely outcome used to be mocked around here, because it went "against everything NateDrake said". (excuse me for paraphrasing)
And to be clear, I do not believe that it makes mr. drake's followers stupid or anything, as I'm of the opinion that being manipulated isn't related to intelligence. So, I'm going to give an unrequested opinion, my opinion*, to Mr. Drake on how to be more credible: stop being cryptic on purpose (it has to be on purpose, at this point). If you really know something and if you're willing to share it, just spill the beans, and tell people how credible you think that is for example. Leaving people hanging and debating sometimes for days about the meaning of "heavy" is really uncool and makes you look like you're just toying with them. I refrained from participating in that debate at the time because people would have thought I was making fun of them if I did; they may have been right but that's another debate.
You're obviously free to conduct your business (which it is) as you please, and it must be profitable enough as you have done it for quite some time, but I certainly won't stop calling you out when I feel like it. Or at least, before I'm being permanently banned, which could now happen at any moment.
*as everything in this message