RE: Steemians: Hold Your Horses...STEEM Development is Long-Term
I understand completely what you're saying, and whilst I see myself as an optimist, I acknowledge that when stood next to you, I look like a pessimist.
But come on...
He essentially said he doesn't care about the first million or two million users. He cares about the next 100 million users.
That's exactly why developers/programmers don't run companies, or businesses.
Yes, Steem is a non-profit and open-source, but for it to succeed in the real world - even a utopian, "blockchain changed everything" one, they must find a better balance.
To borrow from your analogy, what's the point of building the best highway, only to look up and discover everyone flying around in personal drones?
Whilst the development team have to ensure the network runs, and should make it as future-proof as possible, they also have to nurture and help build the community to use it.
The "we don't care about the first users, only about the ones who'll come later" is a poisonous attitude, and one which I, for one, hope isn't shared by everyone in the development/leadership team.
As always, great article and thanks for doing what you do :)
@m-ssed-t Valid point although we have to keep in mind that often developers operate best with a keyboard and might not excel at how things are perceived in conversation.
I dont know him at all so I wont speak on his behalf but the general overture makes sense to me. Not caring about anyone is a wrong approach in my view but I grasp his concept of a long view of things.
Overall, while it could have been worded better, I think the message makes sense. It isnt the first 1M-2M who are going to make this...it is the ability to have 100M on here.
But what if it IS the first 1 Million users who make/break it?
That should be the attitude of anybody working on any blockchain/project/start-up. You can't afford to be too future focused, or you'll be usurped by somebody else who is.
You know better than most that the tech industry is littered with projects/companies/products which should have been massive. It's not always the most deserving who make the biggest impact.