i got down voted by someone with as much SP as you and it removed all my value from my post :( was decent amount aswell :( kinda caused me to write a good bye post to steemit. im not the only one either. Posts like this make me want to stay though!  my brain hurts! :P my last post on steemit (i think :/ ) https://steemit.com/steemit/@egjoshslim/why-are-people-getting-butt-hurt-over-any-post-that-mention-any-issue-with-steemit try to only use down votes for spam and copied content :( not legitimate users that you disagree with their opinion. it took the wind right out from under me :(

@dana-edwards This is a well thought out post.  It could work in theory but there are some issues which you called out.  I also want to mention that  Storj is not going to work because you need to keep paying or your data goes away.

Here is what I recommend for steemit.  You have direct access to your master private key.  It's over in settings.
Make sure to get that key and paste it into a plain text file.
Now use scrypt and set the password to something you know and will never forget, for instance your drivers license number, social security number or your favorite quote from your favorite author.

Take the encrypted text, and find a picture that means something emotional to you.
Next grab a steganographic application like this one...
https://sourceforge.net/projects/stegoshare/?source=directory

Put the stego app itself on a thumb drive and then run it to hide the encrypted text file "inside" the image.
Next copy the image with the embedded encrypted text file to the thumb drive as well.  (extra backup in case you forget)

Now simply upload the image to the blockchain as a normal part of a regular posting.

With steganography no one will know you've hidden an image in there.

Now if you forget your password you don't have to rely on anyone to get it back.  You have your thumb drive but if that gets lost damaged or stolen, you still have everything you need sitting right there on the blockchain.

I may actually do a blog posting about this.