Steem has still long way to go, this HF20 was proof of that. We should not be afraid to bring issues to light as serious investors will do their research and find them anyway. One hot topic clearly is how the core of Steem works.
The discussion between witnesses and Steemit Inc should be as open as possible, how else we could call Steem decentralized with a straight face with dignity. Can't we have a discord channel, for example in Steemdevs, where witnesses + Steemit inc only can send messages but everyone could read them? And use that as a main communication channel so no one can complain? @ned
I'm sure we can do better, else sircork wouldn't be complaining in this manner.
Trust but verify, steemdevs is owned by one of the most corrupted and unliked witnesses in the list. not an "open harbor" at all. It may be a good place for a dev hangout, but it's not a good place for "politics" to occur.
how else we could call Steem decentralized with a straight face with dignity
Currently we cannot. A little conscientious digging and research quickly illuminates how all roads lead to Rome...
If I elaborated, even with documentation, I'd be summarily dismissed and marginalized even as is already underway. The only consolation is that despite high-profile detractors deflecting, defending and throwing shade, the truth of our centralization and the short list of names and "companies" behind it is spreading at a grassroots level.
The question remains, that in the days of bread and circuses, will the population turn off the game long enough to watch, spread or care about the news.
Who is behind the curtains in Oz? Thinking people have already done the research, connected the dots and know.
But what can be done? THAT ... remains to be seen ;)