Trying to stay positive here, but I'm growing increasingly uncomfortable with cliques of Steemians pooling with even smaller cliques of Steemians to "represent a global community" after Steemit Inc.'s power down.
Am I alone in this?
With all due respect, I don't buy that it's purely in the spirit of decentralization because of the nature of how these groups are forming.
As well-intentioned as they may be for some, it simply doesn't sit well with me at all.
Influencers are getting more influence, and the rest of us will have less. That's no bueno for a blockchain where witnesses already have most of the reigns.
I'm not complaining. No conspiracy theories here.
I love honest ambition, but perhaps it should be through use of our Steem Power, not mixed with politics and super-biased elected representation of those in the know.
For example, should a total of 1,582 votes made by a small niche of people in a 12-hour window for a global community "election" determine who represents said community? It's great in principle, but it feels like going through the motions without much time for the larger community to weigh in.
There's another group that requires 5,000 SP to be a part of their conglomeration pool to try to match whale power. Centralizing to decentralize cancels out in my book.
I won't go into much detail, but my gut tells me this trend is not so good for the long-term. It creates bias and hierarchies we don't need any more of.
I want decentralization and a blockchain to be handled by developers who build and run witness nodes, not social change committees or Steem Power unions trying to help, influence, or potentially control things.
I'll also vent that people royally kissing ass left and right to work their way up relatively thin "ranks" is also not going to set us up with the right type of leadership.
It just doesn't feel like the vision I came to appreciate since I signed up a year and a half ago. It feels totally against the spirit of decentralization.
While some people are afraid to speak their mind because of centralized politics and fear of lost voting support by influencers (SURPRISE), I'll never sell myself out and play pretend. Honesty over everything. If anyone needs to vent here for better or worse, please feel free. I'll appreciate any opinion on the matter.
Please correct me if and where you think I'm wrong. This is just my opinion, but along with STINC uncertainty, it's strong enough to keep me from booking my trip to the Steem Creator's Conference and making a sizable investment in SP.