SMT's is the direction in which the Steem blockchain is going. After Steemfest 2 that is clear to me.
It doesn't mean that Steemit.com will be left behind. I think it will still be the biggest community on the Steem blockchain for a long time but it will no longer be the only one. (once SMT's come into existence).
This is something I have accepted and I am happy with. The more communities the merrier. I think it will create many opportunities that we can't even begin to imagine.
I think everyone that has been here from the start feels deeply connected to the Steemit community. It's like a small family.
But realistically once millions join the platform it can't be like this anymore. Just like Apple Computers couldn't operate from a garage indefinitely. It has to grow up.
I could already feel it at SF2. It was a little bit more business wise than last year. And so it should.
I think the fact that anyone can create an SMT and try to create value for it in their own community is an amazing idea. Whether that is you or me or an existing business.
Luckily for us, the Steem token will be the most important token of all the SMT's for now, so being able to earn that today either through blogging, curating or lending out your current Steempower is really cool.
Or in my case, a privilege. Because it's the first time I got into something early (before the masses) that has the potential to be huge.
I talk about it more in my vlog.