Corin, I have to ask, is your opinion about Steemit the same or different since you began your research? I would like to add that the Reddit comparison is not quite accurate. A more accurate description would be Long-form Reddit or Medium. Posts that contain only a link, video link or a meme are no longer receiving considerable payouts. Even superficial ones from high-profile people are not looked up favorably and are frequently downvoted, thus removing the rewards. Besides overlooking the technological advancements of the Graphene technology (which mainstream hardly mentions), and some other minor things, I think your article was fairly well-written for a mainstream audience.

Here's the question I really want to ask: would you at some point consider writing here on the Steemit platform? Would doing so create some kind of strain between VICE and you? I was just curious what a professional journalist has to say about the pull between freedom of individuals and their professional writing career.

Oh, most importantly, thanks for writing the article and spending time interviewing everyone.