Another point is the dependence on Steemit Inc being the sole developer of these Hard forks which I think is unacceptable for a decentralized approach of the community. I have seen the talent from other developers who have helped expand the ecosystem with Dapps and other integrations with the Steem blockchain; these could work independently and propose changes that could make the processed less centralized and less efficient as the time between the changes seems to be wide for technology that is evolving by leaps and bounds.