Since the release of EOS, 
Ironically, what almost killed Steemit was Steemit themselves but that is another story.
There is no doubt some lingering blood between 
Dan put together some wonderful creations. We cannot question the skills he has. The three blockchains he developed have enormous potential, with each new one enjoying more success than the previous. Therefore, if anyone can create something that was obliterate Steemit, it might be Dan.
Bitshares, Steem, and EOS are all important blockchains. Bitshares is a DEX. When I first encountered it, I thought that all of Wall Street could be picked up and dropped on here. Steemit obviously was a social media site designed to model Reddit. Finally, EOS is the "Ethereum-killer" meant to serves as a virtual computer for the world.
Where all of these projects end up is anyone's guess but they are all off to a good start.
EOS was widely successful raising multi-billions during the ICO. While there are some issues in the first year, looking at the activity along with where the market values it shows the excitement surrounding it. There is the prospect of it changing much of how we interact.
Which brings me back to the main point: what is Dan really after? Is he out for revenge because of the old rift? Why is he in a combative mood?
For those who are on here more than a few months, Steemit is a private company and an interface to the Steem blockchain. It is not Steem. Personally, and this is a view held by many, Steemit.com is a rather poor interface with better ones available on here. Busy and Steempeak are more advanced desktop ones while esteem and Partiko tend to be popular mobile interfaces.
I wrote a while back that I do not even understand what "Steemit-Killer" means. There are so many who confuse Steem for Steemit that I question what they are talking about. Certainly, Dan knows the different so I hypothesize he is after the company itself.
My stake is in Steem, thus I do not have loyalty to one company. I want to see the entire ecosystem grow, not just one small part of it. I am a believer in decentralization thus have little compassion for a centralized company, especially one that spent a lot of time trying to control and dictate how things went on here.
Did Dan take some of the lessons of Steemit and is working on another blogging platform that is kick-ass? It is highly possible, if not probable. He has a ton of talent and resources that match it. Quite frankly, the world is awaiting the application that goes mainstream. Is this what he is referring to?
Then there is the idea that he is swimming in a pool with some very big fish. This was posted by 
This sounds promising if it is true. The government looking to implement blockchain could really help move things forward.
So then why this?
https://steemit.com/steemengine/@steemdevelopment/steem-smart-contract-exchange-method
So let me get this straight: the incumbent Presidential administration is aware of your work and is interested in talking about setting up hybrid chains which would radically alter the way the government does business and you are focused upon Steemit?
I mean honestly, I am a lover of Steem and believe in what is being developed here but Steemit Inc spent the last 4 months just trying to survive. Their goal is to get out of survival mode and into thriving. I am not sure it is of the highest priorities to someone sitting in a position to promote one of the largest blockchains out there.
Personally, I am all for more projects. We are in the process of establishing a system which can benefit all of humanity. Obviously, another place to post content and get rewarded can only benefit the masses. Why shouldn't people get paid again for the same work?
Thus, I hope that Dan unveils something truly spectacular. There are 7B people in the world, half who are on the Internet. Facebook has well over 1B users (2B accounts) while Steem has 50K accounts transacting each day. We have maybe 100M who ever had a crypto wallet of any kind meaning we are just scratching the surface.
We need all the growth we can get.
Steem is an ecosystem that evolved away from just a blogging platform. We are seeing a lot of other applications that have nothing to do with content of that nature. This is a good thing since very little of the Internet traffic is blogging related. The most valuable social media outfits are not Wordpress and Blogspot (Google). Instead, the value of Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and YouTube far exceed it.
We are also in the process of setting up an alternative to the existing system. There are so few people truly involved in this arena that it is senseless to fight among ourselves. That is what makes the Bitcoin splits so frustrating. They are all just flexing their egos trying to get their way while the powers that are set the intention to destroy all that we are creating.
Dan is one known players in this industry for a reason. What he developed is remarkable. Now it is time to move things to another level. If he is creating another social media platform that he believes is kick-ass, I am all for it. We need all the projects we can get.
I just fail to see why he keeps being Steemit into things. To me, it seems a bit petty based upon the standing of EOS (top 5) and Steem (around #50).
But, hey, at the end of the day, copy/paste works well on my computer so posting content in two different places and getting paid for it works for me.
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