RE: Steempower (RC's) is a way more flexible resource than gasoline. Look further than the current troubles.
I don't often agree with your optimism when it comes to Steemit, but as someone who isn't active on Steemit anymore - and is therefore objective - I agree with you that the idea behind the RC was not only a good one, but also necessary.
Bandwidth can't be free.
As someone who used to work in the field, this reminds of mobile phone subscriptions.
It'd be stupid and a waste of resources to make a single subscription model where everybody has unlimited data when some people use 100 gb a month, whereas some people only use 0,5.
It makes more sense for the person who only needs a minimal amount of data to get a cheaper deal that caters to his needs, while the person hogging all the data has to pay more since he drains more.
I think this is a pretty cut and dry, simple to understand idea.
I don't understand everybody's problem with this all of a sudden.
I think the problem is that people did not see the cost before. It was hidden. Plus the mantra was the STEEM blockchain had free transactions. We know this is not true. Seem did not have no transaction fee....it simply had no DIRECT transaction fee to the user. There was a cost it was just absorbed elsewhere.
Same with account creation.
For someone that isn't active on Steemit anymore I've read some knowledgeable and insightful comments from you in the past few days!
Too bad it doesn’t matter.