many days this platform feels like centralization to me, the whales are the bankers and planks/minnows working hard everyday to make it out of slavery. now new apps are going to be created to make steemit a "hub" yet we all somehow make coin? yet with the prospect of those who are in control of the apps have our "keys" because to sign in they want those i.e., esteem, etc., which constitute possible hacks or those taking our funds? i've personally had apps take my upvotes and a percentage out of my rewards just for signing up and i missed the "small print." this is all a learning experience but it many ways this has always felt like i was switching out of one banking system into another.
if i'm incorrect please correct me, but you being one of my personal friends, i've come crying to you about these situations. LOL! Sorry E, but thank you for always being there.
If someone said this was going to be easy ... (as the saying goes.)

The bottom line is it takes hard work, engagement, supporting each other and making this a community. Maybe this is idealistic, but it is something i want to have hope in ... that maybe eventually steemit will even out instead of seeing those meme's that make $500 and self-upvotes of $200. who knows?

as i've heard from one of my very wise friends (you), we cannot predict the market. LOL!

yours,

eagle spirit