Steem is already working the way Internet was supposed to be: decentralized. Got me thinking, what could my contribution to Steem? Fortunately, there is an official road map.
Virtual chat rooms with end-to end encryption could indeed provide a safe online environment for those who need it the most - our children. This idea would allow people of all ages to use Steem. Combined with micropayments, this would be a game changer.
This lends itself to an observation: If we the Steem community can curate and vote on articles, what other forms of content could be curated and grown organically. The content traditionally offered by a centralized studio, could be done by a crowd sourced from the talented designers out there. This way the chat functionality could go beyond a simple chat, a whole virtual world could be created to use the virtual currency in.
Imagine Steem goes big. Other social networks have proven that going big in this space is indeed possible, although the entrenched services will not be replaced overnight, they already serve much more customers that a new startup ever could.
Let's dream big for a minute. Remembering the Ethereum organic growth phase, I've sold in the bear trap. If this kind of growth ever happens to Steem, what better place would there be to celebrate this than a Steem virtual chat room with fellow community members? Do we have what it takes to develop the services of this type.. I believe we indeed do. Sure, some large social networks are able to recruit the top talent, yet we as a small players should not simply give up but fight for our own success.
