RE: SteemFest²: Bridging the Gap Between Perception and Reality
Hey Luke! Thank you for the roundup! It is a nice encouraging piece about what the team is doing. I think I will likely take Andrarchy up on that offer and see if he is interested in doing an interview for @newsteem.
One thing that struck me in your post that I need to quote:
We need more solid C coders and blockchain developers in the top 20. If Steemit was to go away tomorrow, we need enough people being paid by the blockchain who can quickly pick up where they left off and continue moving forward.
You have mentioned previously, and it is easily depicted in the Witness Voter Summary, that the biggest accounts control who is in the Top 20 Witnesses. Namely @freedom has more influence on this list than many other users combined.
So the question is, How do we get more coders into the Top 20 until and unless whales in general and freedom in particular buy in to that necessity. In many cases, those whales would be asked to act against their own best self interest since they too run witness nodes.
Thanks again for the round up. I have heard many encouraging things from people who were able to make the trip over, and it is good to hear the stories, both good and bad, about how people felt about what they learned.
Representing my Nashville Predators, I see. :)
That's a great question. The @freedom account (and whales in general) who have a disproportionate amount of Steem Power compared to everyone else is certainly an interesting aspect of the platform at this stage. Will more of an equilibrium be reached over time? Maybe. Ultimately, those whales should hopefully do what's best for their investment. I'm confident, if it came down to it, the largest holders would adjust their votes as needed if the platform was in danger and directly needed developers to continue development outside of just what Steemit is doing.