As usual, in your dry, sane way, you nailed it @abitcoinskeptic! Great read and I enjoyed the different perspective of Seoho Lake Park.
As usual, in your dry, sane way, you nailed it @abitcoinskeptic! Great read and I enjoyed the different perspective of Seoho Lake Park.
Glad you liked my perspective. It's been awhile since I did a post like this. Learning people's approach to onboarding is interesting. I think the key is sustainable onboarding. There is no 'try it and you'll be hooked' here. It's too complicated, frustrating and doesn't have enough bells and whistles. Explaining what makes Steem fundamentally unique is important.
If another project copies Steem, they won't have the dedicated userbase, however, they could get it right from the start (or very wrong). I have a feeling those who copy (or Facebook Libra) are going to not get the decentralized correct. I actually really enjoy listening to people complain about the decentralized aspect of Steem. It's something that never should be fixed.
That lake isn't close enough to my house to walk to and parking isn't good near there so I don't go very often, especially during winter when riding my bike is unpleasant. However, I do like that lake....Actually I like most of the lakes near my home 4 seasons, all unique.
Hahaha! Yes, I do!
I couldn't agree more. That's why initiatives (which I mentioned in my more waffly post) like Steem Terminal and @heyhaveyamet and @pifc are so important. I also touched on the issue of the complicated interface and the fact that @steempress and @steempeak have made such a huge difference. @share2steem when it functioned was also a potentially useful gateway tool, but too open to the potential for spam and abuse because posts could literally be "quick and dirty". I lamented its demise, but with hindsight, think it wasn't such a great loss to the platform.
It took me a while to get "into" the decentralised aspect of Steemit. I'm not sure I am, entirely, but I do like knowing that it is so catholic - in the broadest sense of the word.
It's great living somewhere where one can and does enjoy the space around one.
I can't believe I missed your blog. I'll have a read now.