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It's a porn site. I'm not excited about this direction. Steemit already has enough seediness. Even though this new venture promises good things for the economy, I remain cautious, at what cost.

I'm new to crypto; and, will definitely be mindful to not get carried away by hype.

Peace.

It really has nothing to do with steem or steemit going forward. Just a one time air drop to current steem holders.

Just a one time air drop to current steem holders.

Geez, a STEEM bonus of sorts...I heard mention of this a few weeks ago. It will be interesting to see if it comes to fruition.

Peace.

An automated distribution mechanism, based on, or much like SMT?

It is a fork of the code. Unfortunately it's likely to be a competitor to steem going forward. That is what we get with open sourced. At least we get the air drop though should VICE ever make it big.

competitor to steem

From the reviews, VICE could be a thorn in STEEM's side.

At least we get the air drop

A lot of the serious investors have already said, should this happen it's going to be a quick sell for other up and coming cryptos.

Peace.

Interesting outlook.
What if, it drove the price of STEEM to $100, then how do you feel?
Just to consider, we have to solve any porn issues in this community regardless of any financial considerations, and many other facets of this to consider.

Lack of censorship has been a huge driving force for STEEM thus far..
Creating our own reflection of living, was always our intention. And sex is a part of that, to the extent we can manage it in a healthy way.

What if, it drove the price of STEEM to $100, then how do you feel?

This would be a mega blessing. The reality is that while we are in the world, we should not be of the world. (John 17: 14-15)

Porn is indeed a huge part of this decentralized platform. While I don't like porn; I love the decentralization concept, and the respect Steemit requires to protect the under-aged, and uninterested with use of the NSFW tag.

Creating our own reflection of living, was always our intention.

Good point! As adults, we have free choice on what we welcome into our being; with an awareness of the good and bad consequences they present.

Peace.

Like it or not, porn has been the driving force in advancing video technology, including internet streaming. Some 30% of internet traffic is estimated to be porn. If decentralized blockchains are the future of the internet, this sort of thing is going to be a big deal.

As others have pointed out, this isn't so much a reflection of Steem as a copy with some different features and goals which could compete with some current uses of Steemit. If you don't like the seedy side of Steemit, this could actually be good news, as users may prefer to post that stuff on VICE.

@scottyeager As we know, there's nothing new under the sun. Porn has been around long before it had the name.

as users may prefer to post that stuff on VICE.

Porn is a billion-dollar industry. Beyond prayer, and sharing the truth about it's destructive force as warranted, I don't concern myself with it. One has to stay reminded that God gives everyone FREE WILL. The wise person weighs the consequences.

Thankfully, Steemit has the NSFW tags to prevent it being a factor for bloggers. Prayers for those who are addicts that they yield not to temptation.

Peace.