Plenty of people use @anonsteem , it is a great service and in the end you can make that ~ $10 back in your first week on Steem so I think it’s worth skipping the wait time. Also, I think Ned is starting to show a different side of himself lately (in a good way). I think in the end, if you hold Steem Power, then you influence who the witnesses are, and they are the one who actually enact changes on the Blockchain. During this Beta phase I think Steemit Inc will always have a part in developing but once we have the training wheels truly kicked off, I think Steemit Inc and @ned will take more of a back seat approach and let the witnesses take us into the future.