Hey @meno, I always love running into you. You have my respect in all things! And yes, you are right that we've been warned that the Steemit project is a test/incubator to showcase the power of Steem. And yes, I agree this will make Steemit weaker, but I also understand they are trying to make the blockchain scale-able. I know the investors have high hopes, and of course I would be happy if they're right, but to me it seems nuts that they piss off so many people at a time.
Why on earth wouldn't they lower the threshold to make comments (and they can up the theoretical fees on other things for that matter)? Limiting engagement to something simple like commenting shows a lack of understanding of what we care about. I'm all for the growth of the value of the steem cryptocurrency, but I fail to see how letting people comment more (and post less or vote less or post less videos...etc) runs counter to the plan. After all, its the users of the platform that have put lots of time and energy into this and made it their online home... Why not respect that and let the new people join us and tackle the problem in other ways?
Having said that, I'm totally tired of this topic. When I made the post I was super shocked. I've now seen the logic (I don't agree, but I've seen it)... So I'm not as shocked, and more just unenthusiastic for their plan. I hope I'm wrong and they have major mega corporations lined up to invest in steem and take the prices to $100 for steem. I would love nothing more than for you and my other friends to make a huge hit in this venture!
Thanks for the input and as always, its good to see you and much respect to you always for what you do for everyone! :D