Great words! One thing I noticed in watching the livestream from the first day which I finally finished, is the diversity of our community! Diversity adds perspectives which are great for the continuing improvement we need to develop and grow the technology we are fostering here on STEEM. We learn a lot from the past and one true lesson has been that we are all different but are citizens of the world and need to work together to make it better!
I mentioned several times at the event, it is more than just diversity, it is filled with decentralized people. 90 percent seem to live in countries they weren't born in, with partners from other countries, parents from another again, and kids who will likely move. It takes a certain kind of person to back themselves in foreign lands and no starting community. It is valuable to understand this.