We already have a choice of ways to access the steem blockchain. Some of them offer more customisation. Most of the developers are open to ideas, so we have influence. I've heard some of the Steemit team say they are happy for other interfaces to take over so they can concentrate on the back end. I just worry about the community becoming fragmented. Some of these dapps don't make it clear that they run on steem. Of course they all suffered when the blockchain froze, but that was dealt with. I think it's important to provide ways for users to see what is going on. The steemit error page could link to their twitter that was giving updates. What we don't want is panic. Our funds should be safe as long as nobody can break the encryption.
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Hey Steve, sorry for being late. After that post a scammer took over my account, so I completely forgot to reply to comments here once I had it back :-)
I fully agree on the fact that we can choose from different apps in order to access the blockchain, however many of them are not decentralized, so it's actually like chosing between the lesser of several evils.
Just considering the current announcement from DLive, one realizes how important it is to know WHERE the content is effectively stored. With DLive leaving Steem, the big question is: what is going to happen with our content that is currently stored on the DLive servers (and not in the Steem blockchain)? I personally don't want to see my content being used on Lino, I would never agree on this.
So - as always - it's a question of communication and education.
We deserve to be well informed and make our decisions based on those informations.
Hope you're going to have a great start into the weekend! :-)
I keep saying it's like the wild west here and this 'land grab' by DLive is yet another example of that. It is really hard to know who you can trust even when they seem really genuine. I guess it's all business and that can be ruthless. Anyway, I appreciate it's been a hectic time for you, so don't worry about the delay. I hope your weekend is great too.