This year has reached the peak of mainstream 'oppression' to contradictory opinions, characterised by massive censorships, revelations of spying and data breaches including selling of user data, etcetera.
Why then have we not seen a mass movement from mainstream platforms to alternative News outlets? At first I assumed that it was a lack of willpower by the masses to act against the establishment, but the more I observe it has become quite clear that information also plays a major role.
The media revolution can only begin if people actually know about it, and the options at their disposal. I genuinely believe that there will be a mass embrace with more information Put to the fore.
This year will be considered a wasted one if there are no appreciable gains in the rise of alternative platforms, whether or not the mainstream establishment manage to silent dissent on their platforms.
I badly want Steemit to take center stage among alternative platforms, but not just as a safe Haven for alternative Media. A mass defection into the steem blockchain could get the mainstream crowd interested and make this place one of the true communities where free speech thrives.
If the revolution is to happen, we hope it happens fast, because the odds are strongly in our favour at this point in time.