And so, it has come to this...

On this coming Friday, March 20th, 2020 a new chapter in our community's history begins, as a determined group of developers, witnesses, former Steemit, Inc. employees and general community members will start a new — and completely autonomous — fork of what has been (to this point) the Steem blockchain.

I won't get into the technicalities of it because that has already been covered dozens of times in other people's posts... but the short version is **IT IS GO TIME!**

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## *An Ocean of Opinions: This is Just ONE*

I am a *content creator,* first and foremost. More specifically, I am a *blogger,* and at times I am also *an artist,* and for some 20+ years I have been an *online entrepreneur.*

I am *NOT* a developer, I am *not* a blockchainiac, I'm *not* much of a cryptocurrency aficionado, and I'm really *not THAT much* of an anarchist.

I *AM* very interested in new *systems* that can help humanity — as a whole — move towards a *"new age;"* an age where individuals function more as their own independent and interconnected *"nodes"* rather than merely being *numbers* or *cogs* in some greater machine controlled by one — or a few — powerful people.

Maybe I'm naive, but I *don't* believe that a *"Hunger Games Future"* is the only thing we can look forward to. I believe we can create a more idealistic *"Star Trek Future"* in which people are free to pursue their own interpretation of excellence, unencumbered by pervasive worry that they are under the eternal thumb of global greedmeisters and wanna-be dictators.

![1101PinkRose.jpg](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/denmarkguy/8TDGYpiS-1101-PinkRose.jpg)

## *I Support This Move! (And Encourage YOU to, as Well!)*

As I said, I'm a *content creator.* I am a *social blogger.* 

I'm not a *"heavy hitter,"* nor a large scale *investor;* I'm just a few tokens short of what old Steem lingo would classify as a *"Dolphin."*

What is *important* ***to me*** is the integrity of more than 1200 top-level posts I have made — almost all of which are *"article length"* — along with the 3+ year history of social connection and community building. 

I want that to continue, and given recent events in Steemosphere, I see that reality being threatened and so I see HIVE as the most promising path forward.

I support the ideals behind the creation of HIVE, but most specifically the idea that the eternal *"question mark"* that has hung over the Steemit, Inc. *"Ninja Mined"* stake will be eliminated.

![1150SnowSky.jpg](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/denmarkguy/PxqfUsmW-1150-SnowSky.jpg)
*Winter is ending...*

## *Will I Be "Dumping" Steem?*

Frankly, I don't see my *"allegiance"* to HIVE as being contingent on dumping Steem as some sort of *political statement* of non-support for Justin Sun and his crew. To be honest, I am *mercenary and selfish* in my own ways. 

Based on 20+ years of being involved in the *"user-generated web content for rewards"* industry — more than 50 such venues, from **"epinions"** in 1999 to most recently **TSU** (which is about to revive iteself — but that's a whole other story) — the *most likely* scenario here is that as part of the continuation of Steem will become a predominantly *Asian* community.

Not saying this as a form of cultural commentary, but more based on differing approaches to *"How To Do Business And Succeed.* It's neither *"right"* nor *"wrong,"* and it's definitely *not* intended as an *absolute* of any sort.

But to answer the question, chances are I will power down (and my *"alts"* as well) my Steem and patiently wait for what I believe will be one of the *(almost inevitable)* "pumps" by the largest Steem stake holder and sell my Steem at that point and use it to buy more HIVE tokens. 

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## *Supporting HIVE, Content and Decentralization*

As for my continued *content creation,* that will happen as part of the HIVE community.

It's my fervent hope that most of the Dapps and Communities and Tribes I have become part of, in the course of my *"career"* as a Steemian will also migrate — in one form or another — to HIVE.

I still hope to use **@steempeak** (with a new name?) to create my posts.

I still hope there will be a "PowerHouse Creatives" (aka **@steemitbloggers**) on HIVE.

I still hope there will be a (rebranded?) Steem-Engine, with all the attendant tribes and respective tokens. 

I expect this will be an easier migration for those who didn't include some derivation of the word *"Steem"* in their name/title.

Time will tell. This is New Territory. Welcome to the New Age!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg671J01Asw

I was going to talk a bit about *decentralization,* but there is probably enough material there to create a post as part of **@theycallmedan's** initiative.

So... what you are waiting for? It's GO TIME!

Thanks for reading!

***How about YOU? What's YOUR take on HIVE? Are you moving? Or staying? Or trying to be part of BOTH? Comments, feedback and other interaction is invited and welcomed! Because — after all — SOCIAL content is about interacting, right? Leave a comment-- share your experiences-- be part of the conversation!***

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