Nicely done.  I've never been one to shy away from Steem as a topic, and do enjoy reading the thoughts of others, especially when they can take a step back and see the bigger picture.

This will be my 4th Steemy resteem in 24 hours, and I wish all could read these posts and understand we are here to test and build our future experience, and that this is better done without finger pointing, and as a team.

Six hours? You lucky pup you!

Good post and good explanation of all aspect of steemit.
Steemit is in beta stage.. it is very new as compare to other social media. It has ultimate potential to empower its user. Any new implementation comes with downside as well that is with HF20 but after all we should believe in steemit because it is community driven social media where everybody is a volunteer for it good growth not a dictator like Facebook  and other social media.
Those who are totally depends upon steemit for their bread and butter are most foolish people because a smart person always keep a secondary option.

Thank you so much for such an inspiring and comforting post, @hanshotfirst. I have not been worried but I know it will help many who have been feeling anxious over the past few days.

The brick and mortar analogy is so right and I have to do some more reading on SMTs to fully understand their brick and mortar nature that you indicated. Or just wait until they're out, then learn about them then. ;)

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Hopefully steemit will continue to build, but when a support beam comes down or becomes weakened, then the call needs to be made can it be bolstered and repaired or do we need to tear it down for future safety? I did see a lot and likely will always see a lot of people talking about wasting time on steemit, but is it wasting time, or taking advantage of time? I guess we could all watch a little more TV during our "spare" time.

Exactly @hanshotfirst Steemit helped me to spend my time worthly. I dont mean I am not spending time on watching movies and all but  its reduced. Now I am trying to find interesting topic to discuss in this platform.Now a days it became a routine to just browse through posts before sleeping. And I think the issues are getting solved. Now  people will read atleast twice before posting it.

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Nice writing :) tipuvote!

I haven't seen something so well put about HF20 like you did. This is a great source of encouragement and morale boosting for all the steemians.

Cheers, have a 🍺

Great post i loved it

Nicely put. I agree with you that the best thing about this platform is that it puts power into the hands of those that are disenfranchised in many countries of the world. 
Not to plug anything but I wrote about a blockchain project a couple weeks back that I think will hopefully do a similar function. Both that and Steemit have the same thing in common: the technological revolution that is blockchain and crypto. 
https://steemit.com/crypto/@cmplxty/noia-network-decentralized-alternative-to-content-delivery

I hear cries daily in my community, but our team is working for Steem, we have a lot of energy put into projects for the expansion of Steem and now with more force because we know the responsibility of being leaders, we have to be referents of the positive and keep the others motivated ... I will bet on Steem always and I know that the more they cry more scarves I will sell

nice write up, balance is important!

Actually, all my issues resolved.  I just watch the RC bar and steemd now. Got shook though.

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Great reflection and an encouraging look ahead. I really enjoyed my few days off, but it's very true that Steem/it has become extremely important to a lot of people for various reasons.

Wow! You simply said it all very well. 

I was in a way used to being able to get here and do things and yet when something happens, you realise how important things were

I think we needed this to see things a bit differently. Thank you for pointing that out!

A return to a reward curve that sent actually popular content to trending would be nice,...

Very interesting perspective. My only complaint really about steemit is that many new users are discouraged and often stop posting all together when they see their post get no steem on a few upvotes, meanwhile some people post pure garbage and make like 100.....I get that there is something to longevity in the space and all that, but some people may have just powered up early when steem was worth a few cents.  I personally love the platform and would love to see it grow, but we may need more changes on how steem is earned on top of upvotes from reputable followers.  Maybe a small amount of steem per view as well? IDK I don't have the answers

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