The weekends are always quiet here and the flow of content (and type) reflects that people other than a few of us actually have lives in the real world. Good for them. This also tends to mean that there are less curators in the waters too so votes are down, comments are down and everything seems a little slower.

For me, I use it as downtime too to some degree, a space in the week where I can relax a little (unless there is something important I have on my mind) and have casual discussions. I think most of my poetry is written over the weekends too as I tend to feel more open then. Perhaps it is because during the week I have to spend so much time thinking across work lines.

Tonight, I thought I would write just a little about Steem and how fast it is beginning to reshape itself. I think there is finally the understanding that Steemit is not Steem and the developers are ramping up their efforts to decentralize the platform further. This is going to attract new users that will be platform specific and is likely to lead to new communities that never see each other. It is a little sad in a way but, also to be expected as language and interest groups continue to break away from the core.

I read a post by @acidyo today about Germany's second largest stock exchange setting up a crypto exchange. It is going to be these things that are going to drive interest in blockchain, tech and of course coins that will drive price. However, it is also going to drive people to have a look at usage such as Steem.

When it comes to demonstrating capabilities of blockchain and earning upon it, Steem is a pretty good example considering the platform has paid out something like 50 million in Steem over the last 2 years alone. Considering it is still in Beta with ~60k humans and ~30k active accounts, that is quite significant.

But, as I said, Steemit isn't Steem and even if the Steemit platform fails, Steem still has many other options. and value potentials. It is also very likely that people will migrate to new, more capable interfaces than steemit.com itself as the new developments will better utilise the capabilities and offer a UI and UX that is better suited to humans, rather than crypto people and bots.

What this means is that we will all start losing our connections to Steemit as we pick up the new apps and their various branding. For example, I am posting this on @busy.org which has a few options that make posting a little easier although, I would love a night mode @fabien as my retinas are burning.

Due to this detachment of Steem from Steemit, I too am going to have to make a massive change to my posts. For I don't know how long I have been signing off with, [ a Steemit original ] but now, I am going to do the unthinkable and use, [ a Steem original ].

I know, I know, calm down... I am not selling out.

Actually, this is something that I have to come to terms with in various ways as the usage of the platform changes. No matter whether I am happy with it or not, there are going to be factors that are just the way they are, even though they may change in the future.

There are always going to be scammers where there is a chance for gain, maximizers when there are ways to increase profits and arguments over what are the best steps forward. For me to be able to influence it in way that I think is healthy, I am going to have to adjust and grow with it or become irrelevant and useless.

When I work with clients to develop their skillsets, there are always factors that are necessary to do but uncomfortable given the type. At times, it feels like one step forward and two backward but, if there is an overarching plan that is more valuable than the short-term discomfort, it has to be done.

For me, this is my want to build something here for the future. Someone commented today when I wrote about my IRL work a bit that it is good that I am earning both fiat and crypto but, I actually have no choice. I need the fiat to live, I don't use crypto, I power it up (Yes, I take some out and diversify a little too). I work very hard for a future here and I am hoping that at some point, I will be able to play a much more active role in the Steem platforms itself, that takes stake and since I am not someone who gets delegations, I have to build that stake myself.

Some people might look at my wallet and be jealous, others laugh at its insignificance but, I for me, it is my investment into something I find important, not just a way that I can pay bills on things I don't need. My experience in this life is if you find something important enough to have, work for it so, that is what I am doing. Inch by inch, Steem by Steem.

As said, this platform is changing rapidly and with SMTs and Oracles on their way in combination with Hivemind and hardforks, what we see today might be unrecognizable tomorrow. I plan on not only being here but, being here as a support structure for others both now and in the future to arrive.

The future is always uncertain however, I am not going to ever stop working toward a better one.

Taraz
[ a Steem original ]