I agree completely.
Personally I am very bullish on the SMT idea and think it makes STEEM into a $100 coin.
However, we need the foundation in place. The attacks of late show we are on someone's radar. I agree, we need to triple the number of ways to access this blockchain immediately. There simply is too much at stake.
I certainly hope the developers are getting the nodes in order from the attacks and putting the system together. The wider in scope this becomes, the harder it is to take down.
What about some things registered under the .io?
Isnt that the safest?
It's SAFER. Not necessarily safest. Having a piece of legitimate and trusted software run on your computer that doesn't even need DNS would be safest.