The problem with this is that because Tron is so centralized, this setup is one Tron hard fork away from fucking everyone on Steem-Tron over.
The problem with this is that because Tron is so centralized, this setup is one Tron hard fork away from fucking everyone on Steem-Tron over.
If that ever became a problem couldn't we just fork TRON ourselves?
The problem with forking chains is that while you may get a functioning chain, access to centralized exchanges remains a choking point. Without access to exchanges, there is no liquidity and thus no value. Tron is probably more expensive to run than Steem. It has a virtual machine and a lot of the apps run on it execute code (smart contracts) on chain, which is expensive. Without money coming in from exchanges, the super representatives of our chain would have to subsidize running their nodes themselves.
A credible fork could get exchange listings so what you describe here would be a short-term problem.
I understand if you are anti-TRON, but how long can STEEM survive without new capital, marketing and development? As much as we all have been disappointed by steemit in the past they are still going to leave a hole in the ecosystem.
The owner of Binance is Sun's old pal. Sun owns Poloniex. Exchange listings are not free.
I'm not anti-Tron in the least. I'm anti-hostile takeover. I'm all for blockchain interoperability and multi-chain apps. That sort of thing would only strengthen the total network effect of the entire space. The only thing standing in the way of getting there is the brain dead tribalism and greed of troglodytes. There are way bigger fish to fry than misguided Bitcoin maximalists or bunch of narcissists who think the crypto space is some cheap 80's flick about the Wall Street. We're really up against the likes of Facebook and other centralized entities who are out to increase their already excessive power over us.
Even if Sun is frustrated in his hostile takeover attempts (that seems to be his goal going by his tweets and news stories all over the Internet) and decides to shut down Steemit, Inc, we can still use the chain because we'd have the SMT protocol and communities operational.
I don't think that what I am describing above could be classed a "hostile takeover" but I do realise that may have been the original intent behind the steemit purchase and "token swap" idea.
I guess I just don't want to see STEEM degenerate into another divisive shit-show over this. I've seen enough and was actually forming the opinion that we were finally turning the corner ahead of the next crypto bull run.
It won't be a "hostile takeover" but a "peaceful assimilation".