Ok, soooo I guess going with the rule of threes - when I receive three message today alone asking me such a thing, I should probably address it.
No, I didn’t leave to MEOS too
And I have no intention of bashing Steem and moving to MEOS just because someone offers to throw some upvotes my way.
I barely post on Steem people! I am entirely too lame to blog elsewhere... I’m not even a blogger really 😜
So no.. my silence is not me switching, as others have rumored to do. I’m just taking a bit of a break (or I was).
But seriously guys, it’s ok for people to go test the waters there or anywhere, just like they do on all the Steem forks and multiple non crypto platforms.
Heck, maybe they will even talk about Steem there 🤷🏻♀️
Let’s relax a bit.
If anything competition is good and maybe a new platform will be a learning opportunity for us, or just maybe give people more options.
With all that being said, a little non rant ...
Steem is special to me
Steem was my bridge to the crypto world and has become part of my everyday life. I am emotionally and financially invested as well as investing more hours (not blogging) then I can even count, and for those reasons I care what happens here.
I am not apathetic, as many seem to be.
Because of that I think it’s also important to admit that...
Steem is NOT perfect
We are not doing ourselves a favor by refusing to see the issues we have here.
We are not doing ourselves a favor by ignoring the flaws and pretending things are peachy, because they aren’t always.
Let’s be honest and work towards improving this home we have here, rather than having Stockholm syndrome and attacking anyone who points out issues with how things are going. Because there are issues.
Why am I saying all this?
Because I am honest, and always have been. I have never been a blind cheerleader of Steem and have always spoken what I truly believe, and will continue to do so.
I believe in Steem, but I see a lot of things that make me wonder if those in leadership roles here believe in Steem as much as we, the community, do. Or see the potential and the path to get there.
I feel like it’s my responsibility, as someone who has been vocal about Steem, to be honest about it. I believe I have built a trust up with those who read my blog and if something I have said is no longer the case, I feel it’s my responsibility to say so.
I feel I have been put in positions to represent the community in places they don’t necessarily have a “voice” and I take that pretty seriously.
But because of this, it means sometimes I don’t like what I see.
This is me saying that I will continue to be that voice for the community, and I will be honest here, if there is ever a point that I believe it’s in the community’s best interest to be informed of things.
This is me saying, I am still here.. but I’m taking a breather.. as I’m not too thrilled with some stuff and I’m trying to work towards a solution.
Maybe you think it’s FUD.. but we can’t fix problems if we can’t even admit we have them.
My vision for Steem has not changed
I truly believe Steem is revolutionary and offers something for everyone, and I haven’t given up yet on helping it get there.
We have huge developments happening and the upcoming MIRA will be a game changer. Communities are on the horizon, and hopefully after that we will see some focus on the front end perhaps.
BUT there is still a lot of potential that is not being reached in my opinion, and I’m just trying to be honest about that too.
I’m still here, and I’m still trying to work towards solutions... I’m just taking a breather from some on chain activities.
I’ve never been a just smile and nod type of girl, and I won’t be starting anytime soon... I hope you guys can understand that.
Much Love,
Justine
that new “edited” feature is killing me.. I tried to not fix the typos.. and I just couldn’t do it... “edited” it is. lol