What are we building? That’s a great question. And what value does this platform add/is this platform adding/can this platform add to the world? That’s something that I think should be questioned too.

Expansion for expansion’s sake is foolish. Expansion should have a purpose that is rooted in service and adding value to the lives of others. I often have the feeling that many of the initiatives you mentioned are rooted in expansion for the benefit of us, the early adopters. If Steem goes to the moon, those who have gotten their foot in the door will be rich, so let’s expand, expand, expand. The idea of becoming rich is a heavy motivator around here, I think. But it isn’t the only one.

Steem is an interesting experiment. I really hope it can one day replace PayPal and give people a way to transfer money without fees being taken out. Of course, without acceptance of Steem as a currency, the fees will appear in fiat conversion, but it would be nice to see some alternative to PayPal for everyday people and vendors that didn’t deduct fees from daily transactions.