Totally agree with the ideas you laid out here. Time for a hard reset. Development has obviously been happening here on the Steem blockchain, but it seems to me that 99% of this development is from the individual DApps themselves and not from Steemit, Inc.

I have a question I would like to pose to you (something I’ve been pondering lately).

Why do we need a Steemit, Inc. at all? I know it may sound harsh, but why not take this opportunity to focus on building out individual communities of developers and supporting the DApps of Steem. Why not have individuals and individual teams build out the core code of Steem and launch SMTs... community-source the project rather than leave it up to Steemit, Inc. to deliver.

I’m no developer, so I speak out of complete ignorance of how SMTs and other core changes to the Steem blockchain are brought about, but it seems to me that there is a severe branding issue when it comes to Steemit, Inc. versus the Steem blockchain itself. Having no Steemit, Inc. or at least one with less authority and influence could alleviate this “eclipse” that they have over the Steem blockchain “brand”.

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