"Hardfork 20," they call it.
The technologically inclined seem to be quite excited about it, for the most part.
"It'll prepare us for the future," they say, and then they are quick to point out that regular "muggles" like me probably won't notice a whole lot being different.
"But there'll be a lot of really great back-end improvements," they insist.
Here, have a pretty sunset...
Some of my "in-betweenie" friends — you know, the ones who are both content creators and developers at the same time — tell me not to worry. The infrastructure improvements are what matter; it'll all help pave the way for SMTs.
So I try not to worry.
One of these days it would be nice, though, if something "they" did actually was done for the benefit of those of us who are the end users.
But what IS Going to Happen?
Supposedly we will soon be able to edit old posts. I guess that's kinda cool, if you have some pesky typos from three months ago that are really bugging you.
The new account creation thing sounds good, at least on paper. I know the very slow process of getting a new account approved through Steemit, Inc. might have been a stumbling block to further growth here. After all, most people involved in the modern "social web" expect instant gratification and NOT having to wait three days before their new social media account is approved.
Life's a beach, they tell me...
Being the cynic that I am, I do have reservations about people using this new change to create 100's of accounts to launch swarms of spam upon us. I don't trust most people, especially when there is a chance to make money involved.
Everybody always seems so very ready to "milk the system." Whatever system that may be...
I suppose we can but hope that those intending to create legitimate accounts outnumber those who simply intend to defraud the system.
Time will tell.
What Am I Hoping For?
Peace and quiet, mostly.
That I can wake up, log in to see what is happening, and Steemit is actually working. That's one thing I am hoping for.
I am hoping to not have to listen to a bunch of people going on and on about how they are going to rage quit as a result of the latest changes. Don't really care for the drah-mah.
Smooth sailing, I hope...
I am hoping that the value of Steem might eventually rise again. Recently, the markets have actually shown very slight signs of life.
Does that have anything to do with this hardfork? Probably not... although with all these new apps, and the capacity for accounts to be created without the slowdown of "centralized" account approval... maybe there will be a difference. Who knows?
In the meantime, I hope everyone has a forking good time!
Yes, this post was pretty much entirely silly and irrelevant... but I still invite your comments and other feedback! Just sort of putting this "out there," as usual fearing that I might not have access for several days, as they rush in to plug unexpected holes.
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