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RE: A perspective of things to come on steemit - maybe.

in #blog7 years ago

Valid points raised.

During my last 16 months here, it’s been an up-and-down relationship - enthused at the potentials, disillusioned by the pitfalls, and bouncing in between. The system is far from perfect and is what it is, challenges and all.

Tough questions to face, however.

This platform is a few thousand different things to a few hundred thousand different users. Many have been allured with the prospect of “decentralization” - but the reality will never live up to the ideal, and there is a degree of chaos that’s bound to exist as the platform evolves.

And another tough part: yeah, there’s alot we don’t see.

Who here knows how all the decision-making processes occur that shape the direction of this platform? Any hands up? Didn’t think so.

We can grasp bits and pieces of fragmented discussions here and there, though to my knowledge, there hasn’t yet emerged the order or structure that the answers to these types of more difficult questions can be clearly discussed and effective put into action. It’s still a bit of the wild Wild West.

But then again, what do I know. Or what do any of us know that justify an authoritative standpoint over such a Decentralized network and community. Perhaps there is opportunity to really take responsibility in changing course to a “better” direction - though it’d take alot of time and energy invested thoroughly keeping tabs on discussions, building relationships, and working away semi-behind the scenes, as there surely is taking place amongst some members.

Many different dimensions to this space...

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nice take on it , and yes, I agree with all you said.

If it is the wild west, (which it is) I fear it will become a bot site, just mining a crypto.

Great for the owners developers, not so much for content creators..