Final Steem Post

I want to start this post by saying: Thank you.

Thank you to the whole #Steem community for more than 2 1/2 years.

While this time hasn't been easy, it has most def. been a very defining experience.

I grew from a novice developer & blockchain enthusiast to someone who was able to code hive.io in a matter of days. I'm not writing this to boast, but to express that without Steem, I would have never been able to do that and that Steem shaped me immensely in a positive way.

And for that I'm very, very grateful.

Steem has allowed me to work on projects & stay focused on them because it's like nothing I've ever seen before. Where else can you develop & publish something and instantly gain users & revenue streams?

Which is why this farewell hurts so much. I've always believed in Steem, hence I barely powered-down in my time here.

But something is very different now. What was previously a place that I could call "home", is now the playground of a rich-guy, a person who has no problem of saying one thing and doing the complete opposite; and the exit-scam of a narcist, who split this community and profited from years of empty promises and mismanagement. (and still doesn't admit his mistakes)

And this is not what I stand for nor that I will tolerate.

Now, instead of watching how Sun votes in fake/amateurish witnesses one after another and risks the security of the blockchain altogether, I've decided to draw a line.

That's where I fight, but not on Steem.

Hive is where I will build up my home-base. Where true decentralization can live.

Whether we will succeed, I can't say. But one thing is for sure: I don't have to worry whether I offend the wrong person and lose everything, because of centralization in stake.

Now, I don't plan on selling all of my STEEM, but I don't see a reason why I shouldn't focus my efforts & capital on a place that actually wants & appreciates my skills.

So with this said:

Steem on. Hive on. Whatever you'd like to do.

We'll see each other again. Hopefully on #Hive.

Wolf