I'm amazed that Steemit managed to push with communities and released them faster than I expected. It's a good sign. Apparently Justin is pressuring current team to deliver all promisses.

I woulnd't say so. Looks mostly like a marketing move to show "things are being done", than actually moving forward. Kind of smoke and mirrors to reduce the pressure on them.

Are you an AI? :)

Not really. Just a Civil Engineer and Project Manager. I learned to be ready for when shit might hit the fan.

The problem so far is that we, as the users and stakeholders, are left in the dark wondering what the future might be.

So far, it all looked like a shallow market move to make some noise, but no real plan on how to proceed.

I would be more cautious than optimistic.

For the brand Steemit/Steem, it might turn out well with a big company backing it up, but what worries me is what will happen to the blockchain.

And everyone that could have some information about it seems very dodgy to answering this question.