Hard Fork 21: Expect Glitches

Tomorrow, we see the latest hard fork take place on Steem. This will be an update that brings the Steem Proposal System into being while also altering economic payout system of Steem.

We have discussed this at length with hundreds (thousands) of posts detailing the changes. I will not go into them here.

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What I did want to share with everyone is the idea of being patient. This is a technological upgrade. While we all hope things go smoothly, there are apt to be glitches.

Any developer will tell you the time that most of the bugs are usually found is when things go live. No amount of testing matches flipping the switch.

According a various reports by individual developers, there was a great deal of testing done to make the transition as smooth as possible. However, for anyone who used a Microsoft product in the last 20 years, a stream of updates are often required.

That is not to say something will happen. I only want to point out that, as a community, let us not lose our shirt if there is a bug or two. The Witnesses and Steemit Inc developers are well aware that there are a lot of eyes on this, hence I would believe they are prepared to do what is needed if something should arise.

Worst case scenario, if the update does not perform live, the Witnesses can switch back to the previous version until things are worked out.

A fork is a big deal which is why they are not done on a weekly or monthly basis. This one was obviously in the works for some time meaning the different participants prepared as much as possible. All that is left is to go live and see what happens.

It was almost a year (10-11 months) since the last hard fork. This is the biggest change in my two years on Steem. Whether one is for the initiative or against it, we also need to be patient with the results. Even if things go off perfectly with the fork, it will be months before we are aware of the impact.

Thus, try to resist the temptation to draw conclusion too soon. Like most things in life, when something is new, it takes time to adjust. Many of us operated under the same system for a number of years. That will not be the case as of tomorrow.

A lot of thought went into this and we have an expansive use case with Steem-Engine tokens and "tribes" forming. This added layer can help to mitigate things on the Steem level if one so chooses.

The most successful people are those who see opportunity where others only experience peril. I have no idea how things will unfold. What I do know is Steem-Engine added another level of activity to Steem in regards to rewards. This presents people with some options.

At the end of the day, most everyone on here wants the same thing. The growth and expansion of Steem is desired. We want to see the platform grow with Steem being one of the more successful blockchains there is.

With the technical foundation that was laid, including the addition of MIRA, Steem has the ability to go up against most blockchains in that regard. Toss in a community that, for the most part, will proceed forward no matter how things unfold, and we can see what is being erected here.

Life everything that takes place in the technological world, sometimes a little patience can go a long way.

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