@ned On Live Streaming @11 AM CST And Pushing For More Decentralization

Ned will be doing another livestream test today. He is asking people to post questions which many already did.

Here is his post:

https://steemit.com/steem/@ned/third-livestream-test-tomorrow

This is an important time for Steemit, Inc and the entire Steem blockchain. After the news Ned put out the other day, we know massive changes are about to take place. For 70% of the Steemit team, it already has.

We tend to not like change especially when it is thrust upon us in such a fashion. However, people are presuming this is a step backwards. Time will tell but there is a chance this is a positive step forward. Complacency can be a big enemy. Sometimes the proverbial wake up call can be of great help.

The problems that Steemit is encountering shows a bigger problem for Steem. In my view, the simple fact is we rely too much on Ned and the Steemit team. Another way of phrasing it is they have too much power over the entire ecosystem. This is something that has to change.

I read @reggaemuffin is leading the move to try and decentralize some of the coding for the blockchain. The community should have a bigger hand in that. There are many coders who are not only capable but also willing to assist.

Another observation I made is that the mindset of the community needs a radical adjustment. I wrote about this a few times yet I think it is really evident now. Too often, people start screaming for Ned to do something. Whenever there is a conflict, "Ned needs to fix this". Or "Ned needs to address this". Or "Ned needs to solve that".

This is conditioning 101. We are so accustomed to looking to "daddy" to solve the problems that we do it without thinking. Always turning to Steemit is a mistake. In addition to Ned, there are many instances where people were calling for Steemit to do something. As we see, that could come at a price.

The mindset that is required is that this is our blockchain. We are responsible. Too much power in the hands of a few means we are vulnerable. I hope that point is being driven home to all.

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Reading through the comments on the post I linked, I see people calling for marketing from Steemit. Are you serious? They just laid off 70% of the workforce and people want them to be responsible for more? Are we really so accustomed that being stuck to the teat that we keep turning back to it no matter what?

Did Steemit, Inc not just prove they are not to be trusted with more responsibility? I believe the immediate goal is to take more off their plate, not add to it. I wrote in the past that I did not care about the Steemit interface or them involved in any other projects. Just focus upon the coding of the blockchain. Get that right and we can talk.

They consistently missed deadlines. Now I understand there is little certainty in the programming world and bugs along with other issues arise. However, what this blockchain went through in that regard is above and beyond. It is a reflection of the way the entire operation is.

In the end, organizations that start the restructuring early enough end up becoming stronger. I hope that Ned and the others had their awakening before it was too late. That said, it is incumbent upon the community to take control. As stakeholders, we have the right to assert what we feel is best for the blockchain.

Recreating society on the blockchain is not going to change anything. Having Steemit be a de facto government or overseer is no different than any other governmental entity. It is basically the same system dressed up. If one entity's failure has the ability to vastly affect the entire blockchain, then that is not decentralization.

So let us all stop pretending. Many focus upon the token distribution to point to the centralization of things. As I post regularly, that is common with newer system and is changing. A far more dangerous for of centralization is in the responsibilities and the control over the code. This is where the blockchain has major exposure.

The bottom line is no single entity on Steem should have the ability to destroy anyone's investment in here, either as an individual or a development team. Steemit, Inc should not have the ability wipe out other businesses that are built on this blockchain. That is in direct contrast to what this is all about. That is not sovereignty. It ends up being just another control system with mechanisms in place to destroy others. Whether the reason for that destruction is poor decisions or intentional attack, the result is the same.

This should not be present on this blockchain.

I hope every gets on the livestream today. It ought to be interesting.

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