I actually hate it when I agree 100% with anything I read.
Me too, where is the challenge? :D
The whole mindset has changed here from people wanting to change the worls for the betterment of all to hiw can I get the best ROI for me. Steem has become a business themed board game lile Monopoly
At least at the visible layer this is largely true but there are some taking another path. Part of the reason I would like to have the lock up stake option is that it takes the maximizers out of view while still encouraging their investment. SMTs then become the user model focus and they can be compelling across content niches.
Having seen the success of Scorum and the posts on Steemit itself, I mentioned to someone a few months ago that along with the rise of DApps may come a more niche based approach to blogging which would seem like a natural progression for developers to work on based on the upcoming SMTs. However, more reliance on Steem inc to get SMTs right first time and on time gives me the jitters!
The reliance on Stinc as core dev team will and needs to be picked up by the community.
For now, jitters :)
Lol Thanks again for a great post and nice convo. Until next time :-)