And it's totally alright to disagree c:

What I mean is that each currency (fiat) can only be used at one place a time. I can't go to the store rn and buy things with Euros y'know? I do see where you are coming from, there are many different ways of investing and that is something I should have put more consideration into.

Maybe I don't think the same, like what if someone came to the platform, powered up, then before 13 weeks they wanted to leave and then found out they couldn't take it out?

I know that you can lease out your SP and vice versa, but what about the learning curve for someone coming in? I feel that Steemit is too aggressive on long term investments and benefits only, and new people coming in will see that Steemit is too hard, and will move to something easier.

I think that most users coming in aren't going to take the time and effort to learn such a complicated system. Maybe there should be more transparency about the lock system instead of a straight-up change to the power-down schedule.

I'm not saying that people who buy steem should be able to power up and down instantly, but that there should be more incentives that makes people want to invest and stay powered up longer, not a mechanism that forces people to stay.

There are other sites and services (in the cryptoshere and outside) that allow users to opt out, and I feel that when new users come to Steemit they can't opt out so it feels like their freedom is taken away at that point.

I wanted to suggest that there should be some parameters in place that allow opting out early depending on the situation, in ways that don't harm the Steemit ecosystem. I feel like we want similar things and I'm genuinely trying to see where you're coming from.

Flexibility in general, I feel is very important.

Mahalo,
@shello