It is no secret I think that we are moving toward a position where the Steem pool will no longer be distributed to post payouts as SMTs will be distributed instead.
When you have your very own SMT - you get to set the consensus in your SMT the way you want.
But it is not true that we are moving toward a position where the Steem pool will no longer be distributed to post payouts
| Year | Supply | Inflation | New Supply |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 250,000,000 | 9.50% | 23,750,000 |
| 2017 | 273,750,000 | 9.08% | 24,854,398 |
| 2018 | 298,604,398 | 8.66% | 25,854,554 |
| 2019 | 324,458,952 | 8.24% | 26,727,942 |
| 2020 | 351,186,894 | 7.82% | 27,452,027 |
| 2021 | 378,638,921 | 7.40% | 28,004,740 |
| 2022 | 406,643,661 | 6.98% | 28,364,989 |
| 2023 | 435,008,650 | 6.55% | 28,513,181 |
| 2024 | 463,521,832 | 6.13% | 28,431,762 |
| 2025 | 491,953,593 | 5.71% | 28,105,742 |
We will pay out STEEM/SBD forever according with consensus, above you see the inflation table. Maybe one of your problems is that more and more people join year over year?
What I do not understand is why you and others are missing out on accumulate STEEM when it is cheap, accessible. Karpe Diem!
It is just a hardfork away to change :D
All things equal, this makes the competition higher and as the inflation drop off starts to take effect, Steem even more scarce. Good times.
Why do you think I am missing out :P