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I respectfully disagree. So far we tend to use it also to get the attention of the german speaking audience, which understands english in its majority. It is currently used as something of a gathering point. I am deeply involved in the german speaking community. You can join us on https://steemit.chat/channel/deutsch to discuss the subject if you want!
PS: just look at it https://steemit.com/trending/deutsch