I have concerns about the identity component, my Info using/selling and behind the scenes profiting due to hidden centralization - all together for the moment means I won't be using it; however I have no ill feelings towards EOS and wish them the best with voice.

..While they are 'some what' a competitor to Steem a key selling point is they will 'get it right'; perhaps implying Steem and others got it wrong, they will be making decisions around the mistakes made from Steem and others.

Here lies the issue though, the true learning come from the doing, not just the watching.

..Also when it comes to ticking the blockchain best in breed ticks - Steem has them all! and they are in prod in a variety of different forms.

If EOS wants to do well in this space it will come from watching and copying and trying to improve. While there is allot in-house debate and some dodgy whales in Steem arena, all this fighting and getting it wrong = practical experience and learning through doing!

While EOS can copy and fix, but as it stands they currently have zero experience. This is what they are attempting to gain now.

If the Steem community will take a hard look - top down/ bottom up - and use a lens of win/win between developers, holders, users Steem will continue to progress and ultimately has a much better chance then EOS.

..but it's going to take the leaders here listening to the stakeholders and not favoring particular communities or people - instead push the system towards the light side, to bring balance back to the force (....I mean crypto world).

Steem leaders must profile the communities here (communities are complex), work out the needs and wants of each and then go about adjusting the product to delight each community. While this can be done manually, many companies are putting machine learning to good use in this space as well.

The future of Steem is a system that supports its various communities in a win/win way or a dead blockchain that once was..

Of course, people will simply move about doing a bit on different platforms until they decide which one they hate the least and just stay there for a bit.

I wish both Steem and EOS the best and hope they can co-exist. I obviously favor Steem as the one with the most boxes ticked and practical experience.

Cheers