I spend the whole morning without internet.
This doesn't happen that often but man, it messed up my whole schedule.
Posting in the morning is part of my routine. It can't be interrupted, lol.
Not posting leads to not posting again which leads to not posting for weeks on end. I can't have this.
If there ever was a time on Steem to post, it's now. I'll take a proper break when STEEM is $4 again.
Until that time, I always get a little restless the closer my own personal deadline gets.
I wanted (and finally managed) to do some research into the new PALnet condenser site (condenser = steemit frontend) that was launched yesterday.
It's really cool that launching sites/tokens is now possible for everyone (for a fee) and it will be even cooler once these new sites will all start to look different from Steemit.com.
I heard the other day that FreedomEx is working on a contract they received to launch 34 more condensers sites.
The tokenization of the web has truly started and we have the Steem Blockchain and Steem Engine to thank for it.
No doubt all these sites will have their own reward token too.
In other words, we can expect a lot more websites and communities in the future being powered by Steem.
And those last 3 words are very important.
Previous attempts to 'recreate' Steemit (like WEKU) were based on copying the blockchain. This is different.
Here Steem is still very much used. In the use of your own account name that you use on the Steem Blockchain, but also in RC credits that STEEMPOWER provides.
Also on all these sites, you can still earn STEEM on top of whatever token the condenser site offers.
Side note: This is something you need to remember if you have a decent STEEMPOWER stake. This stake will also be used when you vote on PAL or any other condenser sites.
For 'normal' users that just have a little bit of STEEMPOWER so they can spend RC's on the STEEM network, this is less of an issue.
What's also cool is that the reward model can be adjusted per token and community.
From what I read the new PAL condenser front end has already implemented some similarities of the EIP model that is still being discussed by the witnesses for Steemit.com.
We basically get a preview of how it will work before it's implemented!
The big question, of course, is how will all these tokens get value in the future?
What will make people want to have them?
When it comes to tokens I know why I value STEEM, but I also know why I value DEC (Dark Energy Crystals, the in-game currency of Steem Monsters).
I don't know yet how I would value a PAL token or a WEED token.
It's a very important question and for me personally, it's going to be incredibly cool to follow what models all these sites will come up with and how they will learn from each other.
All in All cool Stuff!
And now I'm off the gym!
I almost two hours past the opening of my food window (I do intermittent fasting) so I hope I can still get good results in the gym.
Have a good day!
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