Steemit is brilliant and I thank you for everything you have done to envision and create it. I happen to disagree with some of your recent suggested changes, which appear to be short-term attempts to control people and restrict the money flow in what should be a free economy. I would much rather the team focus on ways to improve demand, give people reasons to come and stay here, and make it a user-friendly experience.

The next part sounds like a broken record, because I kept saying this in BitShares. We need to stop the constant changes, give it some stability/predictability, and let this thing grow organically. Please don't tweak it to death again. It's time to think about building the other pillars of the Steem ecosystem.

That said, I cannot even believe that you would write this article, which I think is unnecessary. (Your view is correct, but the post was not needed.) You are addressing one of the dumbest ideas I have seen presented (the fast power down, which is basically the equivalent of eliminating Steem Power). That idea was justifiably being ignored and it could have died an easy death if you guys had not given it this kind of attention.

You are definitely right about one thing: we need long term thinking. I want people who understand this is a long, hard slog, and that steady growth will come if we keep building it. If you don't believe in it, sell, and I'm buying more Steem. I am spending most of my time mentoring authors and helping several whale accounts find worthy, deserving content creators who have not gotten the rewards they deserve. Others are doing far more than I am to make this a better place. Let's keep building.