RE: The Death Of Steem Unless Something Is Done Fast.
It takes steem or at least SBD to perform a lot of external functions.
What functions are you talking about?
Some people complain about people being new but many would be whales if they could just figure out how to buy steem.
If they can't figure out how to buy Steem maybe they shouldn't be whales in the first place. It's not a complicated process.
I think the frustrations for me arise from the fact that almost everything to do with steem is done externally. To be viable long term development should be focused on internal processes.
You have to understand that what's important is the Steem blockchain. Steemit is only one of the interfaces with which you can use and interact with the blockchain. For Steem to thrive there SHOULD be as many interfaces as possible. The more the better.
Would you be willing to share an easy step by step guide to buy steem that any user would be able to replicate please. Thank you
How hard is it to create a link in a users profile so that they can have easy access to those needed interfaces? Ease of use is a critical component if we want to garner the support of the masses.
The many external functions/interfaces though discord isn't an interface but it is one of the external functions that often members of groups are required to send SBD or STEEM to be a part of. SteemVoter is another example. With the expansion of resteem bots and upvote bots here is an internal need for SBD. Streemian is an external interface I believe or maybe it is a function.
Either way wouldn't it be nice to just go to one place for all of your social media enjoyment and not have to leave and come back and leave and come back.
That is the decentralized nature of the blockchain. Anyone can build platforms and tools on it and anyone can decide if they want to use those tools or platforms.
Nobody has to use SteemVoter or Streemian. Or chainBB. Or steemit.chat. Or Steemd. Or Steemdb. Or AutoSteem. Or Steemstats. It's your choice and your choice alone if you want to use other platforms that have been built on the Steem blockchain and that were/are developed by other developers that are not affiliated to Steemit INC.
Steemit INC. only develops Steemit.com.
That's like asking Facebook to add to every user profile the ability for the users to access their YouTube accounts, or their PayPal accounts, or their reddit accounts, or their Tumblr accounts, ot their Wordpress blog, all from within their Facebook profile.
Sure. Go to https://blocktrades.us and exchange some BTC, or ETH, or DASH or whatever other currency they offer to Steem. It usually takes just a few minutes until the account you choose receives the amount of Steem you exchanged.
Thanks for the response and for clearing some things up for us.