One gripe that I have is that new users seem to be primarily signing up via FB and Google plug-ins (though given the surge in sign-ups I note that we have now gone invite-only). Going forward, since I believe that many of us share the belief that decentralisation is deeply empowering and drives better individual and collective outcomes, I would urge the Steemit core team to consider allowing folks to sign up via their Onename identity.
OneName (www.onename.com), as some of you will be aware, is an exciting decentralised, blockchain identity project funded by Union Square Ventures amongst others, that promises a future where a pseudonymous identity that is both persistent and reputable is possible. An identity beyond the control of centralised gate-keepers like FB and Google.
I would imagine that approaches such as OneName's (and other such decentralised blockchain-based identity projects) would be highly consistent with the STEEMIT community's core values.
Fred Wilson has written about this in the past (http://avc.com/2014/03/decentralized-identity/)
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