As @edicted points out, there is a continuum of liberty upon which Steem operates. Heretofore our speech has been relatively censorship resistant, and our community availed some control over who we are represented by.

I agree that in practice it has always been no more than an illusion of sovereignty. That illusion however has been preferable to the utter and total possession of Steem by Tron, and I therefore advocate adoption of our former state rather than our current plight, as those are the only choices available at present.

With more options, I would make different recommendations.