json_metadata | "{"app":"Musing","appTags":["Steem"],"appCategory":"Steem","appTitle":"Is there any way to delete old Steem blogs?","appBody":"<p>Actually not. Why? The blockchain is <em>immutable.</em></p>\n<p>Wait? Weren't you supposed to be able to edit your posts? Actually there is no such thing as editing anything on a blockchain. What actually happens is that when you edit a post or a comment a new post or a comment is created in its place and the old one ceases to be shown by the front ends. But if you use Steemd which is an actual blockchain explorer that shows the complete story of what goes on in the Steem blockchain, you can clearly see that after editing a post, you have two near-indentical post of which only the latter is shown by Steemit or any of the other front ends.</p>","appDepth":2,"appParentPermlink":"fkhm6b885","appParentAuthor":"waverly.winters","musingAppId":"aU2p3C3a8N","musingAppVersion":"1.1","musingPostType":"answer"}" |
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