So how come, back in the day, when STEEM could have made us all filthy rich, we tossed all STEEM threads into the "Random" area, but why now that the STEEM has attained moon orbit, are many STEEM related posts flooding the main discussion area and being allowed to stay?
Could it be that the BitShares community has forgiven Bytemaster and accepted the new tools that he has created for us to live our lives more productively?
Even I've come around to forgiving Dan.
If I can do it, anybody can.
Ok, ok. Some of you will insist on waiting for This Summer.
But by then you'll have missed out on one of the steps up on that metaphorical rock wall...
From what I can see Steemit was treated like the other dozen or so projects being built on top of the Bitshares platform - something to keep tabs on but not the focus of the community. Sadly, we don't have a crystal ball to tell us which projects is going to rocket to the top of CMC in the next few months.
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Bitshares is a cash-poor project and Steemit is now a potential source of funding. There is nothing more central to any project than funding, so it is perhaps appropriate that Steemit now move into the forum spotlight.
As for 'forgiving' Dan, I'm waiting to see whether there is anything to forgive - the community is still in the dark as to what Dan's intentions are. I'm having a very hard time believing the guy that created the social contract that funded this whole adventure will be the one to breach it so violently.
For now we do what we can with what we have - roll up our sleeves and make the best of the opportunities presented by Steemit to further the interests of our community.