#steemit

My Background and Vision for Steem

Hello Steemians, I’m Justin and I’m the Head of Engineering for Steemit, Inc. and in the following video I explain to @andrarchy (Head of Communications at Steemit) a little about my background, what I’ve been doing at Steemit for the last 3 years, and where I see Steem going in the future. I hope you enjoy it. To learn more about who else is on the Steemit Team and what they do, you can visit the “About” page on steem.com.

Finding Steem

What drew me to Steem was the fact that it used the same technology pioneered by Bitcoin to give people full ownership over their words, so that their *voice* couldn’t be easily taken away. I believe that everyone needs a platform. Everyone needs a voice and Steem is the protocol best able to deliver that to people, just like Bitcoin was able to deliver a currency to everyone. Of course, the beauty of Steem is that it *does that too.* It gives you ownership over your voice, it gives you a fast-and-fee-less token, it gives you a fast-and-fee-less stablecoin, and pretty soon it will give you the ability to launch your very own currency as well, once we release the Smart Media Tokens protocol.

My Vision for Steem

My vision for Steem is that it one day becomes a household name - that it’s something that everyone will see on whatever application they happen to be using. I see it being commonplace to see the words “Powered by Steem" because it will just become how you do social media and cryptocurrency in the future.

Delays

We definitely wish we were much closer to achieving this vision. Several important projects have experienced delays, but that’s because we’ve been tackling problems that no one had even thought of before, because no one’s ever done this (a large scale social media network on a blockchain) before. Those problems had to be solved with software like Hivemind and MIRA before we could scale this to the masses.

Positioned to Thrive

But since we have solved those problems, we now find ourselves in a really good position *today* with Steem being one of, if not *the most*, advanced blockchain in many different and powerful ways.

Feedback

I hope to do more videos and posts like this in the future, so please use the comment section below to ask me any questions you’d like me to answer in the future.

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Comments · 97

@steemitboard(66)· 2478d
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@jacobpeacock(74)· 2512d
First off thanks for what you do @justinw! It was really nice hearing the long-term vision of what you see being the future of Steem/Steemit.

Although this is sort of un-related I was joking (not joking) with a friend the other day about how awesome a Steem OS (operating system for you non-techies) would be especially if it was styled as a Linux distribution that had all the Dapps pre-installed and newer ones available via repositories. Is there any potential that this might happen in the future? A mobile OS would be nice also but that is an entirely different can of worms!

Happy Steeming and I hope you are having an excellent day!
@shortsegments(78)· 2520d
Thank you for this post. I found Steem after investing in various crypto’s pow, pos, masternodes for a year. It was my initial impression that it was like an oasis in the dessert, in terms of what other projects hope to one day do and Steem has already done those things. I don’t know how advanced “graphene” is ? And I hope I am spelling that right, I suspect not, but I do understand or feel how far in front of the crowd of other projects this one is and logically it follows that there may be no existing solutions to the challenges you face unless they exist on Ethereum or some other blockchain doing what Steem is doing.

So I thank you for your work, I recognize and applaud your teams innovation and I am supporting the Steem Team.
@muzito08(46)· 2535d
Am surprised to see a post like this and am interested in this! I wanna be like you in future ! But would like to request to follow me back and to support my community childrens because they are too risky to their lives!
@teenagecrypto(65)· 2559d
How are you doing justin
@naomihasegawa(35)· 2586d
Thank you for giving us this great platform!
@solominer(82)· 2590d
@justinw thank you very much for doing this video. It's really interesting listening in to peoples experiences working with steemit and steem in general.

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@kkins(41)· 2590d
if steemit wants to become a household name like facebook then it has its homework cut out for it. i believe people patronise facebook and instagram because its easily accessible,and so damn easy to use- 'register,post,like, and share'

when i first log on to steemit i had to read a whole bunch of stuff on" how to use steemit". Steemit is somewhat complex and at this stage-a market for people who have fun by doing hard work.

hard work should be for the developers and not the users. the only work users should have to do is write good content( but again who defines what good content is?)

the platform itself is indeed cool but Steemit should be more flexible. imstead of numbers for reputation why not fun titles like GOAT, LEGEND, STARTER, etc. Make this place a fun place to be because its fun and not because i want to earn some coins
@engrsayful(73)· 2592d
We shall reach vision insaAllah. But it will take time

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@mehedi4(37)· 2593d
very very nice post.you are talent man
@freddio(60)· 2593d
is it possible to have more transactions than at the moment (as maximum)?

Because if Instagramm / Facebook / reddit and co all would be based on steem, that would need more transactions.
@king-oghie(68)· 2593d
Hello @Justinw, thanks for taking out your time to air out the intricacies of the Steem platform as well as where it will be in the coming months or years. I do personally belive in this project regardless what others may say against it. All I have to say is keep up the good works and I hope @ned is doing just fine? ;)
@klenthurston(39)· 2593d
God bless you bro, thank you for creating a steemit platform with the others, I hope this platform will continue to grow!!
@jmehta(61)· 2593d
Upvoted!

Thanks for sharing. Quick question, will we see a Steemit debit card anytime soon?
@wakeupkitty(72)· 2593d
Happy you write text of also. My connection is too slow to watch videos. Thanks for the info, update. I hope steem will be common soon 💕
@damashiro(47)· 2593d
Good job. Commitment to the cause really encouraging
@nezer(50)· 2593d
Thanks for reaching out @justinw I really believe delay is not denial. Keep reaching out and be open to genuine recommendations because I believe much more lost grounds will be regained through those.
@coininstant(69)· 2593d
How come the STEEM facebook scam is coming from the official STEEM FB account? Also since all the sock puppet accounts are fake, and also verified by me to be fake without any matching tx's why would this scam be posted by steemit in the first place? Surely if it were real someone would be using it and sending some steem back here?? So who owns the steemit FB account and why is this post still being posted on FB? Is this a scam YES or NO? ! I know you will never answer me, I better start flagging again soon!

https://steemit.com/beware/@kawaiicrush/scammy-sounding-commments-coming-from-the-steem-facebook-page
@lauvlad89(56)· 2593d
Justin, thanks for info and keep on the good work
@drwom(70)· 2593d
Great to see Steemit Inc active!
@ismailaminu(25)· 2593d
Very nice presentation on steemit.i sudgest next time there eould be more explanation on fund deposit prosedure on steemit
@jacobite(60)· 2593d
Thats awesome man, I hope someday steemit will also be an household name, I have so much hopes on steemit.

we have the first move advantage and we should use it wisely
@qaysriq(25)· 2593d
Its great.
@teenagecrypto(65)· 2593d
I appreciate the follow dude. Steemit is amazing and it’s a great way for me to get a little extra college money if you know what I mean
@teenagecrypto(65)· 2593d
Steem is way better then Facebook.

My ap computer science teacher got me into steem last year and I’m slowly growing on it and learning new things.
@reloadq(22)· 2593d
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@steevc(80)· 2594d
Shouldn't the About page have links to the Steem blogs of the team? Of course some of them almost never post. I get that people are busy, but having something once in a while would make it worth following them.

Steem is not going to become a household name without real marketing. There is only so much the community can do.

I really hope we see communities soon as that is something a lot of people want to build around.

BTW I know some people are finding the Cloudflare screen annoying. Can that be tweaked to appear less often?
@valiozzi(36)· 2594d
And, as has been revealed, the true vision was to return to the good ole ad revenue system - you can count the number of ad blocks both in the post and the comment section
@irfan930(25)· 2594d
I'd also like to hear this - I am bias towards Steem because of some of the obvious - it's superfast, it costs nothing move it around, it powers steemit etc.... But I would love to see some quantitative measures and see how updates/a roadmap hopes to improve those numbers even further - this could move me from a hobbyist to a strong
@hlezama(74)· 2594d
I like your vision and feel more ptimistic after reading your post. Thanks
@guidio24(51)· 2594d
Hello, how are you? I thought your content was excellent and I would like to know how beneficial it has been for you to do your work and show it inside Steemit? it would be very useful if you could give me more information about how the platform works. thank you very much.
@greenhouseradio(58)· 2594d
If no one else will say it..fine..MAN YOU HAVE A GREAT HEAD! So round and smooth. It is good to get to know the people behind the STEEMER scene. It is also good to know that you have a vision and are dedicated to steem as much most of us here. I look forward to what the future brings for US ALL! #SteemOn STEEMERS! ~~RESPECT~~
@magdasierra(69)· 2594d
Hi@justinw. Thanks for this interesting information, for us from the steemit community we have some doubts regarding the tokens in terms of how to invest and use the currency itself will create a domain of digital stability steem money versus the flutuations of other digital money market currencies digital world that positively or negatively affect digital monetary value
@tramelibre(55)· 2594d
Greetings @justinw

I am from Venezuela, I have been in Steemit for about 8 months, in this time I have known inspiring people, who with their work have motivated me to continue facing the problematic situation that we live in my country; helping me to improve my sense of resilience. Steemit, more than a chain of blocks, has become the place of arrival for many people in search of knowledge and even tranquility. It is the best social network.
@general-susu(45)· 2594d
Hey Justin, welcome board. Thanks for sharing a little bit of yourself, both background and vision... It means a lot, not only to me but to others that will be coming on board, as a result, our Platform blogging for Steemit Inc and the new Smart Media Tokens.

This is my compound question, will the SMT have open-source cryptography that enables it to have the following customized protocol? (1) a denomination series for medium of exchange, e.g.,[1], 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, [50], 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000, 20000, 50000, 100000... and store value, e.g., a token coin denominated [1] = 1 ounce of .999 fine pure silver minted bullion coin certified weight and content by the U.S. Mint equivalent to $20 USD and a token coin denominated [59] = 1 ounce of .999 fine pure gold minted bullion coin certified weight and content by the U.S. Mint equivalent to $1000 USD... (2) secondly, in addition to denomination can it also have "satoshi" ~ 8 decimals, i.e., 0.00000000 ...the denomination series with satoshi enables the token coin to also be traded on free-market exchanges of the blockchain ecosystem against all other cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH, LTC, EOS, etc.

Thanks for your time to answer the question at your earliest convenience. I believe others will be interested in hearing how smart media tokens really are. Have a dilly great day!
@moodballs(40)· 2594d
This is a really great platform only joined today but I am really impressed,its only a matter of time till Steem becomes an household name ..it will be in my household for many years to come thank you for the opportunity to be on your platform we,who would thought ill be blogging for a life one day!
@br0(54)· 2594d
What are main engineering obstackles for steem right now? What problems consume most of your time?

And how do you evaluate current speed of development on steem?
@drakos(70)· 2594d
@justinw is a cool guy. Despite his busy schedule, he's always helpful and answers questions in a friendly respectful manner. Keep it up. Respect to the beard of Steem.
@clitadias(59)· 2594d
Great to hear this.

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@theguruasia(69)· 2594d
@justinw, I think this post should be in the trending list! Great thoughts and feel confidence with Steemit future! $trdo

Cheers~
@coininstant(69)· 2594d
https://steemit.com/justin-welch/@coininstant/breaking-news-this-is-why-i-have-such-a-hard-time-typing-and-spelling-on-steemit-com-interface-attn-justinw-head-engineer-of
@veritanuda(45)· 2595d
Have to say I agree with the idea of Steem being fundamentally about letting people have a platform that cannot be easily taken away or corrupted. It is mainly what attracted me to it. Less concerned about the currency than I am about the content.

Still I appreciate that work has been done to make it all a little stable and swifter. One of the challenges to any platform is being able to scale adequately as needed without also slowing down operations as they continue to ramp up.

Keep I the good work and so long as it doesn't depart too much from my vision I hope to be here in 5 years to see the direction it goes in.
@synrg(66)· 2595d
Hi @justinw would either you or @andrarchy know whats up with these weird scammy seeming facebook comments?
@elima(66)· 2595d
great interview. thanks for the update
@jondoe(76)· 2595d
I have a suggestion @justinw ...

Can we please limit the witness votes to 5-10 per account? It makes no sense for everyone to have 30 votes when basically the top 20 witnesses decide things. That means that if someone gets enough stake they can vote in all the top 20 witnesses themselves, which is basically what we have happening right now with just a couple of the largest whales determining who the top witnesses are...

That is anything but decentralized and a risk to the long term survival of this place.
@shortsegments(78)· 2595d
Thank you for letting us look “under the hood” of Steem.While we all have varying levels of comprehension we are reassured by your willingness to share and discuss what you feel are the successes, challenges and future of the blockchain. I appreciate your work and your communications.
@jondoe(76)· 2595d
I just read that steem couldn't handle something the size of Instagram built on it currently, is that true?
@trituration(35)· 2595d
Hello Justin!, greetings from Asuncion, Paraguay, thank you very much for accepting me on the platform! It will help me a lot to spread my music and the shows that I will be attending so more people in the world know how far the musical culture already arrives! I hope to help in making content too and that this great venture continues to grow a lot! hugs!
@arcange(79)· 2595d
Congratulations @justinw! Your post was mentioned in the Steem Hit Parade in the following categories:
- Comments - Ranked 1 with 75 comments
- Pending payout - Ranked 10 with $ 52,24
@mariita52(60)· 2595d
I think that right now there is a great filter in steem and only those who see it as a home will remain. Thanks great video. Thank you for letting me see warm human beings behind TEAM STEEMIT.
@novacadian(65)· 2595d
Although having skipped the video, my following of this wonderful experiment has been going on for a while now.

It seems to me that the more shortsighted the expectations one has of STEEM then, often, the louder the complaints one has concerning STEEM Development.

Those focusing on how much fiat that they can exchange for their steem and who seem to see the blockchain, only, as a social media blogging dApp, seem to be the democraphic which most vocally express their displeasure with STEEM Development.

It's nice to see you calling their bluff with the many community pull requests which The Team has incorprated (please excuse the pun 😎) into the Condenser code.

Kudos to you and the team. 👍😎
@cryptopie(78)· 2595d
I think steemitinc should outsource developers and employees than employing Americans who just charges much money for their services @justinw
@hotsauceislethal(66)· 2595d
What about outsourcing some of the work to volunteers in the community? One of the major hurdles for Steemit is the user interface- it is way too outdated and unwieldy.

Someone needs to consolidate a lot of the information about tools and resources for STEEM and put it all in one place for people to find. Right now there are projects and ideas floating all over the place but discovering them is difficult. Even just understanding the basics like STEEM/SBD and SP is confusing for most.
@mepatriot(70)· 2595d
Until you clean up the abuse of the sole-purpose downvoters here (like @bloom) and the abuse of the reputation score that allows people to gain unwarranted high scores without doing anything but gaming the system, everything else you do will be a waste of time, as the potential will still exist for everyone's "words" (as you say) to be rendered hidden and essentially meaningless, and good contributors will eventually tire of working for nothing.

Keep up the good work you are doing, but we must address downvote abuse by people who sign up merely to downvote opinions/news/facts they don't like and contribute NOTHING ELSE but downvotes to the platform.
@believeme(63)· 2595d
Ya I also think that the future of this community and people's like me who are connected to this community have a bright future..... In many of aspects there were so many ups and down but the whole team of steemit work continuously to make it better day by day thank you so much for posting this informative video
@ubg(58)· 2595d
I like how you think, we’re already on a path of having so many applications that everyone has heard some of them. Shit we already have so many automated shit and buttons and giddy ohmygosh.This , this chain truly, truly is the best.

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@prameshtyagi(71)· 2595d
Is steem blockchain ready to absorb the traffic of all the dapps if their userbase goes up by 100 times?
@thecryptodrive(70)· 2595d
Justin it is my wish too for Steem to become a household name, I have been on Steem since before rewards were live and one of the few still active early adopters. One of my early projects was the @steemdrive billboard campaign, alot of people knock it but to me it was aimed at doing exactly that, making Steem a real world name flighted in the same manner as other common household brands like Coca-Cola. Rest assured I will continue to innovate on Steem and try new stuff to make it happen, still thinking something along the universal language of sports might bring people to Steem, am going to give that a go amongst other things.
@theartofori(61)· 2595d
I thought that was awesome. It is almost strange - though it shouldn't be - to get to hear from the people making the platforms where we spend so much time. I truly appreciate the work that you are doing. I create art every single day, and it's nice to have a place to have a voice. If you want any art created to help promote Steem, let me know.
@abitcoinskeptic(75)· 2595d
Nice vision. It is good to know what the main actors are up to and feel. Thanks for the update and keeping us in the loop and giving us your opinions.

What do you think is the best thing that changed with Steem since you started working there?
@coininstant(69)· 2595d
$ FEEDBACK!

You asked 4 It, now here is da truth!

Full ownership, how come some of my posts and stories get ripped down, i.e. my alien intro story :D?? & as I recall I got fully blocked from here, just for defending myself after they erased me??! I bet you don't even have the decency to respond? Jerkoffs! that's all, censorship jerkoffs! i.e. my comment don't even show up here, some free blockchain, I don't believe steemit inc for one second! You are all wacked up on drugs or something! You should shave that beard, looks yucky, how could a chick like something like that? And u should wipe that smirk off your face in that last photo at the bottom, it makes me really not like ya! Be a little less conceited looking, more humble - please! for steem! We don't need a Sasquatch "look" head of devs / engineering or whateva! Engineer your wardrobe./. public image, been same for eva!! I been here forever, so I should know!

YUP, that last pic looks like u got this mean stare glaring down at us, that is why I personally do not like you! sorry, just telling the truth. Why can't you smile??

Wear a suit for your people, look "moar"professional - same for all u other steemit steemit people out there in the limelight! Learn how to play the business game correctly, bet you will get more investors 100%! Come on get with it man! Just trying to help, no-one else would dare too tell the truth around here but me! Do it 4 STEEM! I bet u would look fantastic in a suit! FLAGGED 4 DAT! KUZ
@papilloncharity(83)· 2595d
@justinw Greetings and nice to meet you. This is my first comment since reaching a rep of (65) through hard work and quality content. I think that steem should also work a bit on their caring image. There are millions of small charities around the world that can provide an excellent face for steem to the masses. You guys at the helm could maybe think to develop an application wherein charities can become self sustainable? Blessings and all strength to your work.
@ackza(74)· 2595d
hey I enjoyed this post, and i apreciate the effort, but it seemed a little short, liek i was readinga nd the i was like uh... thats it? You work for steemit inc! cant you do a lil more of a detailed post?

I feel like you SHOULD have fun EXPLAIning some BULLETIN points about HOW steem can be a household name, and be realistic! talk about how if reddit can get 200 million users that even if you got 10% of that 20 million peopel would be agreat start, and 20 milliuon users could 20x our price at least from 20 cents to $4 at LEASt right? shouldbe more exponential actually but hey, lets talk about taking us from 1 million accounts or 80 thousand active users to 20 million active users, 100 million accounts, thats what we need to talk about, set some big goals.... steem should be able to get to that goal of 100 million accounts, if people have to use second layer solutions for now so be it but obviously hardfork is needed to lower limits after the bandwitdh of steem is somehow fixed, higehr capacity, more efficient system, mroe servers, sueprnodes maybe, i dunno,

but seriously just give us something more when you gusy make posts like this noticed u and elizabeth try to get away with real quickposts :D ur paid too high for dat yo

I feel like steemit inc needs a moral booster and only @ned who owns all teh steem can do that, steemit inc should have all of its staff paid by the steem reward pool or hah, the whoel system isnt sustainablke, and if ned can make mroe off ADS from steemit.com to pay employees thatw orks too

THERE IS NO reason to be hiring Americans demanding over 100K a year right now when ned could be outsourcing everything and saving the MOST money, using the real free market, finding a team who will be HAPPY to work for 60K a year, maybe in India or south america, but sadly theres a lot of prejudice still when those brains are just as good, theres a lot of hardw orking peopel willing to work for less than that even especially to be known on steem as someoene who helped save iut, and imagine the amount of upvotes from steem whales a team woudl get after they come in to save steemit inc.... pushing steem price up to $10 by cutting costs, and allowing ned to spend all the money he now spends paying elipowell's slaary to be spent on buying back steem and burning it :D
@pirate1(25)· 2595d
i really love communication i'm new first time i am following you
@sharon007(27)· 2595d
Hello @justinw, Do you think that in near future steem will be more popular than bitcoin?
@michealb(67)· 2595d
thanks justinw, good to hear from you. Love the vision!
@setting(41)· 2595d
Reading post and watching vlogs from Steemit Team, gives a positive feeling for all small users on steemit. It also boosts the confidence with a feeling of "party is yet to start"

It let users have an idea about a lot more than they are thinking is going on, even if they don't understand every technical aspect.

I think after SMT launch steemit will automatically have A lot numbers of dedicated teams working toward different aspects of Social Media Platform like Gaming, Blogs, vlogs, short posts and all that. All backed by Steem

Steem on ☺
@berniesanders(77)· 2595d
Are you in @ned's garage?
@jaki01(77)· 2595d
Good to see that you finally have an "about" page, so that Steemit, Inc. doesn't look like a secret organisation anymore but like a software/blockchain company. :)

A little suggestion would be to add the STEEM user name of every team member to his real name. For example, as far as I know @roadscape is a developper of the Steemit team but I cannot assign this user name to any face on the "about" page.
@robertandrew(70)· 2595d
Wow, great to have people like this on our side. Makes me feel very confident that I'm in the right place :)
@eastmael(69)· 2595d
Thank you for having this interview. Thanks also for having us better know the people behind STEEM and their vision. I believe this to be one of the important aspects that needs to be known. Thanks Andrew for initiating this.
@zanoni(66)· 2595d
Hello, glad to read your Vision of Steem, powered by Steem is exactly what we should see on every dapp. Steem should be the brand for everyone easy to remember, until now we have only Steem, the coin. Brandbuilding is very important as we can see on other "Socials" like Facebook or Twitter. One pretty nice Steem landing page which leads and explains to all the dapps and other interfaces. Until now it's like in a jungle.. 😄 Have a nice day Tom

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@hiroyamagishi(69)· 2595d
We love the works you do and how the Steemit team communicate very effectively to the community by using this featured post. I have faith Steem more than ever before. Great works!
@doggodfroglog(57)· 2595d
I find the front end difficult and confusing, such as the search function. Steempeak looks better, but since most people will run into Steemit first what changes will we see there?

It's also hard to commit in-depth content here but hopefully the new communities allow for more ever green options.
@preparedwombat(79)· 2595d

My vision for Steem is that it one day becomes a household name - that it’s something that everyone will see on whatever application they happen to be using. I see it being commonplace to see the words “Powered by Steem" because it will just become how you do social media and cryptocurrency in the future.

This.

Those skittish about investing in Steem and powering up should think a bit about the implications of Steem being a household name.
@justtryme90(71)· 2595d
Nice interview. I wish you would have gotten into a little bit more specifics surrounding what aspects about STEEM you feel make it 'the most advanced' or what properties about it are more advanced than other blockchain networks.
@doctalk(55)· 2595d
glad to hear from you. While it's important that you guys talk the show, it's much important that you walk the show. Keep up the good work. Good luck
@handofzara(70)· 2596d
Very interesting and a great interview.
@onecoinpk(25)· 2596d
Thanks, Justin! In a world of centralized social networking, we desperately need a social network like steemit. Together we will take this platform to the next level. I don't know much about other people but I'm sick of the centralized social networks. We need a decentralized internet for more privacy and security.
@firepower(80)· 2596d
Great video Justin! Thanks for putting this together and for all the work you've done for this platform.
@mindtrap(75)· 2596d

I see it being commonplace to see the words “Powered by Steem"

That would be a dream coming true @justinw Only the thought of it gave me the chills.
@soyrosa(75)· 2596d
Super nice to meet you! This is fun to watch, good to 'get to know you' a little bit through this video. Hope to see more of you and your colleagues in the future :-) Cheers!

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@belkisa758(76)· 2596d
Hello, first I apologize because I used a translator to read the content and also to respond. I think it's excellent the confidence with which is drawn up each word and that provided to users. I am confident this platform and i bet your success. Greetings.
@anthonyadavisii(73)· 2596d
Plan watch this later as I can't at the moment but wanted to personally thank you for the help the other day.

I have yet to conduct the HF21 testing for SFR but intend get it knocked out soon. Thank you for your contributions to the blockchain!

Looking forward to watching and learning more about your vision for Steem

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@bethvalverde(65)· 2596d
Hello, I absolutely love the communication. I do have a question about smart media tokens. I have a small understanding abou them and i would like to know why it is important to be able to have your own currency? Doesn't that take away from steem? I really do appreciate all the info you gave! Thanks Beth
@aniita(61)· 2596d
hola Justin que gran material nos has proporcionado en este día, espero que sigas mostrándonos e informándonos sobre los avances de steemit que todos los que pertenecemos a ella sabemos que sera grandiosa en el futuro que no esta muy lejano.
@alexs1320(72)· 2596d

My vision for Steem is that it one day becomes a household name - that it’s something that everyone will see on whatever application they happen to be using. I see it being commonplace to see the words “Powered by Steem"

Ok. Why?

If there is a website... Due to rules of economy it will either thrive *(if it's good), or it will dissapear (if it is not good enough). Darvinian selection.

What is the place that Steem will/ should/ could cover?

Let's see a project that supports Steem: https://www.bescouted.com How much those authors earn? Less than 1$. Would you hussle to make changes to your website and use some confusing stuff like Steem for a dollar? Would you spend a week, coding some extras in order to get a dollar?

No. 7 billion people don't need it. 7 billion people have no clue how to use it. 7 billion people have have no idea for what it will be used.

Try to explain them in simple words: you get paid by likes, likes paged on nothing, we just print them.

If at least you have provided a simple solutions to sign-up and to just copy-paste a short piece of code, it might work.

For some strange reason, you decided not to do that for 3 years. I don't know why.
@adenijiadeshina(66)· 2596d
I believe the future is bright for steem
@acidyo(84)· 2596d
Nice interview!

lol @andrarchy I still remember the history of the painting you have on your wall xd
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@guiltyparties(74)· 2596d
You've been doing a lot of good work and making yourself available to the community. Very much appreciated.
@steemitqa(64)· 2596d
Really well done. I agree 100% with what JustinW is saying. Great interview! Keep them coming!
@whatsup(76)· 2596d
Great video, I've always appreciated your communication style.

Also loved that you talked about your vision for Steem.

I really encourage the SteemIt, Inc team to make posts like this from time to time.

Benefits: Humanizes us to each other. Keeps the community up to date, when people know what is happening they don't fill in the blanks.

From your side it gives you a feel for tools the end users are dealing with and helps when trying to envision changes like the wallet.

If you are used to using the site... You can have a better grasp of it.

Thank you for the video.

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@blockchainstudio(72)· 2596d
Cool, could you merge this? It was being waited for long and due to another merge, there was a conflict, but I've just resolved the conflict: https://github.com/steemit/condenser/pull/3310/

There are many dapps using beneficiary, so appropriate information is needed. Thanks.
@niallon11(77)· 2596d
Great to hear from you and i love the idea of people knowing that every app and blog is powered by STEEM. I think that it's a powerful message and one worth broadcasting to the world. Obviously there has been issues over the past few years and it will take time to get things right.

It seems that the group has really turned things around in the past 6 months which is great and there is a new drive and more transparency to the people watching. While the back end is vital to the future of the platform I do feel that the front end has been left behind from the start.

What I would love to hear about soon are the plans to onboard people instantly. Have a smooth and simple interface for people to use the different aspects of the chain and have a great users experience from start to finish. In my opinion we have lost a lot of traction from these issues which are vital to growth, price and investment. Unfortunately we will never have the next Instagram until people can create an account instantly and find the right app for them.

I would love to see steem.com as a gateway to all of the apps and games on the chain with live feeds and interesting posts from the different tribes. As a technology company driving cutting edge blockchain tech it does seem a bit of a contradiction that the two main sites for the company are a long way behind the use cases.

Hopefully after the hardfork we can see some information about getting ready for mass adoption and creating a simple and enticing place to join the apps or create your own. Things are looking up and i'm glad to be here as they do. I just wan't to see the basics right for that to happen.
@moneygram(49)· 2596d
I always use steem to withdraw or transfer crypto from one exchange to another because it charge a really low fee of 0.01 steem. Steem has great potential and it's blockchain will take this coin on sky's one day. I believe. Steem can do similar work as ethereum is doing by providing smart contracts and steem makes people enable to develop apps on the top of steem blockchain.

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