Nice post, its good to really think about why we are all here and get some agreement and get behind a common vision/goal.

I believe we all have taken something special from the experience to date; made friends, got hurt, got upset at price slides, dreamed of prices growing, built apps, gave input into apps, built communities, attended meetups learned about something, met Hive account@rustle, used an app you can interactive with in the crypto world without requiring a techo degree and a huge machine that counts numbers faster then your neighbors.
It's time to look back at where we have come from, stop the arguments try not to puke at the fear and fight for our blockchain that gave us these experiences.

One of the great things about Steem originally was everyone was so supporting, kind and welcoming..there is a dark cloud now due to the price drop and whale arguments that most content creators just dont understand - nor should they have to, but it's in their face due to bidbot and whale abuse to get trending.

Groups have splintered off and just about every individual I speak to now whispers; "I'm now just in it for myself like the bot running whales."

ARe thoSe of us who remain the losers that EoSSy left behind?....I think not!

Where there has been injustice, those in power need to seek to rectify it. Not everyone can just lay off employee's and sell off reserves, those who are getting their head above now, share with those in the past who did good - bring back the community spirit and help others in need. This is recognising our past, respecting it and moving the focus to our present and future.

Don't do it in a way that benefits your bidbot or dapp - do it for STeem, the results will be shared.

For those working on a brighter future, see to it the rewards are directed correctly.

-Clear up the vision. You have made a reasonable shot of it here, but we need a compelling vision of success. This is STEEM, not some Shhit wannabe voicey coin! I want more passion! the passion Hive account@ned showed about SMT....where has it gone??

There is competition out there

You have the tech, you have the super efficient machines, For goodness sakes we have some of the brightest people in the crypto world right here - but instead of synergy it's how do I get a bit more for my app? There won't be any apps if you don't look after our chain.

... Also I know it's hard and a bit dreaming, but we need to see more Steem success stories. Especially those which are about businesses using it's block chain capabilities to improve their business. Some examples are (these are made up):

Schools in africa - use Steem to record students grades as it's not changable. Do we have any African school teacher types in our community? would you be willing to work with our witnesses to lodge school grades on a side chain that can't be hacked? who would you need to talk to, to make it happen.

Elections in Australai - millions saved as people no longer go to voting polls, faith restored in the system as rigged/tampering voting not a possibility and people vote online using a steem app. riots stop as confidence in govt systems restored.

Company's annual report - prove to your shareholders your books aren't rigged with un paralleled reporting transparency.

It's crazY I'm just making this stuff up - but this is all the untapped potential of blockchain. IT's time to start looking professional so we can sell this beautiful blockchain for what it is, simply one of the top 10 crypto that is out of place..

Good luck to us all.