I wanted to wait until the weekend so I could digest your shared witness thoughts, but somehow, the weekend passed by in a blur and it is Monday again. Carving some time out now.

I did a cursory glance on EIP when it was introduced by steemit inc, but the topic didn't hold my interest. We do seem to be discussing the same topics on reward pool curve and downvoting, all topics related to blogging. The traffic on steem these days are from dapps, so who will benefit from EIP? Not the thousands of users that realize blogging is not their forte.

I guess no one really cares that the steemian that proposed the EIP has spent the last year (or more maybe) self voting with his alt account nearly 100% of the time. He may have had the "good" interest of the steem blockchain at the start but later adopted the "if people do it, heck, I will too" attitude later on when there were no changes. Hard to have faith into such a proposal.

The reason why I believe in you as a witness is because you care about the small and big users here on the steem blockchain, but more importantly, you see areas that could be improved and you take action. As we've already seen, some people see abuse and follow suit. You on the other hand, take the visionary path to build and improve the ecosystem. Case in point, steem engine and SCOT. Let's not forget about Splinterlands, which is the reason why I'm even still here on the steem blockchain. Thank you for everything @yabapmatt! :)