I felt this way with Discord when I first came on board
I had no choice but to get into Discord action because every time I didn't know how to work Steem, I'd be directed to Discord and finally gave in
Then there was this whole thing of having to use tags and the logos to be supported.
I see these different front ends as the next level of communities except it is a little more content skewed and I know what to expect more or less
I mostly use Steempeak for the ease of it (Dtube for videos), only using the required frontends when I take on a challenge that requires me to

But yes, I get what you are saying because it has crossed my mind several times
When I was on Radio, we had superstar presenters, exciting contests, compelling guests, topics and shows, but the Station's Call Letters was the one singular thing we pushed relentlessly for Top Of Mind.
Which should be the way for Steem too, as everything is off the Steem Blockchain. It needs to consolidate, every frontend/tribe should lead back to Steem so it is Top Of Mind.
But of course I know very little of this Blockchain Beast.... and perhaps I have over simplified it with my analogy

On a separate note... your laugh is so infectious
You started laughing and I started laughing, and got looks from my kids which made me laugh harder
Thank you for the laugh .... and sharing your thoughts
It's good that it's out there
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