A look Beyond HF 0.17
There is so much complexity to the Steem blockchain it is nice to see the economic outlook and refinement of code.
Separation of Blockchain Logic from Interface Requirements
A major source of complexity on the blockchain is the implementation of consensus features designed specifically for steemit.com. We feel the blockchain should be a neutral protocol that is as independent as possible from a web interface. This will ensure that the blockchain is a fair, equal opportunity platform that can support many different kinds of interfaces.
There are many examples of consensus logic being dictated by an interface concern. These include: comment depth, payout period, and edit limitations. Many of the things we will be rolling back were originally introduced in Hard Fork 0.12 and were never part of the original Steem design.
I do understand that a lot of the features were never part of Steem's original design but many of the listed changes from what I see, does not do much for growth and retention of userbase. It also does not do much to help with the behaviors that manifest in social media that is exclusive to Steemit.com
If these changes will keep the Steem blockchain fair, equal, and beneficial content then I'm all for it. I'm not sure if things will "work itself out" from some of the proposed changes.
6 in 10 of you will share this link without reading it, a new, depressing study says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/06/16/six-in-10-of-you-will-share-this-link-without-reading-it-according-to-a-new-and-depressing-study/?utm_term=.c74da71ec4b3
Now most of us already know the fact that this is mostly true. Especially with the knowledge of voting bots, are we having the economics to change this type of behavior and incentivize content creators to post truthful information and content of value?
Plagiarism, spam, and fake news are all the result of not having, for lack of a better term, "Steemit Etiquette." The right information that gives us the knowledge to create something of value to the community and to ourselves.
https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumps_/status/818986109094993921
Not Fake
If you haven't watched it yet, Steemit, Inc had a local news broadcast from their HQ in Virginia.
Edit: I found out about this from @picokernel from his post and in chat.Original PostUser @krnel has so much knowledge in this area I find it refreshing he is here to share his truthful knowledge that solves most of our issues from the ROOT.
https://steemit.com/philosophy/@krnel/empowering-change-by-creating-a-market-for-truth
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