I deeply resonate with your concerns, as I all too often run into talk that isn't walked. That being said, I have thought hard about discussion that occurred when the Steemit ToS was introduced.

Full Disclosure: I never accepted the ToS, and post with Busy, or Steempeak presently, so I have issues that I reckon haven't been addressed in my correspondence with [email protected] and others. I'm not just a fanboy, but walk my critical talk in this matter.

I didn't expect Steemit to bow to the EU myself, and was as surprised as anyone by the ToS. While that contributed to my failure to adopt the ToS at the time, it isn't why I remain a dissenter now.

I don't think Steemit's anticipatory acceptance of EU edicts reflects poorly on Steemit in this case. As I pointed out, Steemit isn't the target, merely one of the casualties of an attack by a juggernaut on the internet itself.

I think Steemit could only resist the EU by committing suicide, and there's no point in that, as it would have no beneficial impact on the EU, and be devastating for you and I, and every Steemer.

I remain confident that Stinc will be eager to participate in effective action, such as the mesh network protocol that will actually benefit folks impacted by the EU's regulation by making it obsolete.

I am here because Steemit is censorship resistant - not for financial rewards - and I see that as the real point of a blockchain social media platform, not rewards. Any crypto could have served up rewards. Only the blockchain makes censorship resistance innate and effective.

Also, Alpha is the version that isn't released to Beta testers because it's too buggy. Omega is the end product.

tl;dr Steemit's ToS wasn't avoidable in terms of capitulating to the EU. The only alternative was the death of Steemit. The real battle will be a technological assault on regulation itself, and I am confident Steemit will be in it.