My Thoughts...
Hello my fellow Steemians!
The last few days have been rough. I have been pretty quiet about everything. There hasn't been much for me to say because I am in the same boat as most of you. While I knew of the acquisition, the contents of the press release Friday morning was as much news to me as it was to you. I have come to realize that not having anything to say is worth saying all on its own.
I want to thank those of you that have reached out to myself and others on the team. It means a lot to us to be reminded of the care that you all have for us. You mean just as much to us. Steem would be nothing if it were not for our community! If you get nothing more out of this post, let it be this. I stand with you, the community. My goal is to continue growing our rich community and thriving ecosystem of Dapps.
I believe there are many opportunities for Steem and Tron to be synergistic and become greater than the sums of their parts. I feel hope for the future of Steem and will continue to work for that future.
Steem On!
-Vandeberg
Disclaimer: The views represented here are my own and not representative of Steemit, Inc., other employees of Steemit, Tron Foundation, or any other individuals or organizations. Any financial actions (i.e. trades) you make based on my views are not my responsibility but your own.
Also want u guys to know, should any conflicts of interest arise, we are here to support u all at steemit inc. we will find a way. It is important that the main players have independence. Even if you are currently working in a centralised entity as of now, we have your back as a community should you need to make any difficult decisions as things become more clear
Reassuring to hear, during this destabilizing time... Thank you
_/|\_#SPS
None of the other acquisitions Tron has made have broken or harmed the companies, and I don't think Steem will be diminished either. Harming Steem could only cost Tron money, and that's not why companies make acquisitions.
Tron has bought Opera, BitTorrent, Poloniex, and now Steemit. Does anyone else see a pattern here? Steem is going to bring a lot of value to Tron, and your work is going to be key in that @vandeberg.
Thanks for being the guy making all the good stuff happen on Steem.
Just to clarify sir, and for the avoidance of doubt, Tron has purchased Steemit inc and its assets as well as Ned's, it has not purchased the Steem brand or the Steem blockchain, but it has purchased some STEEM, the currency.
LOL. I even know better, and still typo'd. Fixed now.
Thanks!
Not confusing at all
👍
Nice. Yeah I'm thinking this will help the situation. Liking the exposure and price hike...
Add value to Tron... mmmm
And that goal now seems closer than ever. Hopefully also with the resources it deserves to shine and grow to its full potential.
Exciting times ahead!
Thank you @vandeberg for everything you've done for Steem and I hope you can continue working freely on the Steem blockchain to keep it as one of the best chains out there. If anything I hope the Tron Foundation will shed some light on how underappreciated this tech is that you've evolved.
who is vendeberg and why is his reputation so low?
It's a senior blockchain engineer. Had been working on Steem since day one and is one of the top core steem dev. Very dedicated to make steem great.
steemit blockchain developer
hi reputation number might be low .. but his reputation on Steem is high .. he is known as one of the best block chain developers in the business and we're lucky to have him.
Co-author of steem whitepaper iirc.
Hey Vandenberg, so nice to hear from you in these wild times. Thank you for the encouraging words, I would like to take the opportunity to give them back to you and the whole team around you. Together, we can and will use this acquisition in the best way for all the involved parties but especially for guys like you working with love and passion on our Blockchain. I don't want us to forget or neglect the dangers and risks but rather than concentrating on them I would wish we could focus on the possibilities that this brings along.
Steem on Vandenberg!
Yours Jan
Hopefully STEEM stays as STEEM, not another TRON Token. I'm okay if Steemit runs on both STEEM and TRON though like a multichain DApp. STEEM ON!
Let's give 220 $ for this Shakespeare-like masterpiece of post
You still not understand what chased away all the users?
Basically seems like to me, everyone committed to growth is, well, still committed to growth after the announcement. If nothing else, interesting prospects for better promotion and perhaps more streamlined feature release moving forward. Potential increase in promotional budget, potential cross-chain compatibility, etc.
And everyone who is fond of saying "the sky is falling" after every change life's passage brings is still saying "the sky is falling!" It's almost as if it's a pathologic inner state of turmoil which is then projected on external events and everything not in line with one narrow perspective is the enemy.
But hey, whadoo I know? STEEM on!
Commit 2 times in the next 24 hours, if they keep you hostage.
Thank you for this post & continued commitment to not only this great community but ecosystem it has become @vandeberg!