Is there a slack channel for this where we can all collaborate? I agree that backing steem with tangible assets and creating a marketplace will create a healthier economy and more stability. This seems like the logical right direction for the evolution of the platform.
I believe the desire for steem is stemming directly from the absolutely curiosity created amongst an entire class of people who now have the liberty to feel economically empowered for something they previously gave away for free.
I would love to have more context on the framework for steem. Can you share details?
Ah, well I was referring to the Graphene blockchain framework, which is an easily customizable and extensible blockchain project. It provides a solid starting point for making new blockchains, allowing the developers to skip past all the busy work and get straight to what's unique about their project.
The fact that Graphene was completely designed and implemented before Steem was even a figment of anyone's imagination, and that a few developers took Steem from idea to beta in a matter of a few months is, in my admittedly biased opinion, quite a testament to its success. :]
As to a slack channel, the Steem slack is being retired in favor of Steem Rocket Chat. I'm not aware of any channel dedicated to the discussion of long-term sustainability, but one could easily be started.
Let's start a new channel. I believe this is a compelling experiment, just like Bitcoin, that, with the right minds involved, will change the world.
Many of us have an issue with Slack due to its centralised nature and lack of privacy. Steemit.chat is an excellent open source tool that have many possibilities to create further open or closed chat rooms within Steemit. Personally, I'd like to see the chat option integrated in to the platform itself.
Graphene is amazing btw, so undervalued, underutilised and something I'd love you to explore via bitshares.org to give us your opinion.
Loved the photo btw, we need more like that on Steemit.