Owh my Goodness, it's like you somehow browsed my mind, picked the best parts rearrange them and present it in a way that blows even myself.
I have to agree so much with you. Especially on the notion that value of Steem is "created" only by the buy ins of speculators. Thinking with that approach is totally unsustainable and goes completely against the potential of what the steem Blockchain can be.
Also too often people see their postings on the Steem Blockchain as but a source of income. That's not what it is!!! Steem is not a salaried job but a paradigm shift to the way humans live and interact with each other!
Imagine charities being bootstrapped onto the Steem Blockchain (Like what you did! And imagine if we are able to take it further and empower the children with a simple feature smartphone and a steem account!), imagine a whole economy built around the Steem Blockchain, starting with a cashless society and becomes the solution to the UBI question.
Many people in the western nations underestimate the power steem, and I'm so glad we finally have testaments present in Steemfest. @oscarcc89 being the best "example".
There's so much we can do with what we have here on this platform if we just go ahead and do it!
Thank you for inspiring us once again with your reflection. More people should think like you and the world would have been a much much better place..
Stay Awesome,
Thank you very much for bringing this up, great comment!
Absolutely. In the end the Steem price is what defines the monetary value of our wallets, but there are many more drivers that are actually able to increase the overall platform's value (and then lead to an increasing price in the end).
Thanks for tagging @oscarcc89! I didn't write down his name during Steemfest. This story is really outstanding. If he could have paid his flight with Steem it would have been even more contributive to the platform, but I'm pretty sure that we're exactly on our way towards these scenarios.
You are the one that's awesome - it's even in your nickname :-))
Big hugs