Hardfork 20....

I'll just leave that statement there will I???

I think we all know that the hardfork has taken place since we can equate it to the sinking of the titanic. The blockchain broke in half, everything sank and all the red fish are under the waves. Just like the titanic they went too fast in uncharted waters hit an iceberg and didn't have enough lifeboats to save us all. Now it's time to circle back and see if there are any survivors in amongst all of the floating corpses.

So is there anybody out there?

I'm lucky or dedicated enough to have an account with enough functioning RC that i could start posting straight away once the blockchain had rebooted but unfortunately a lot of users still don't have the ability to fully participate yet. The patches are coming thick and fast and are having an impact as we can see some normality resuming on Steemit.

I hadn't realized how full blown my own addiction had become until there was no Steemit. Those few days with no activity were tough and i missed all the people that i usually see posting on here. I was in withdrawal after only one day. Even now when we can all get back on track it seems that a lot of people haven't returned to us yet. My news feed normally so full of posts and activities is noticeably quiet.
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Who is left?

Not that many right now but as we float through the ocean with a flashlight one or two heads are popping up and being pulled into the lifeboats. A few posts have started appearing and some of the bots have started coming back online as people's SP recovers over 70%. We still don't know what the full effects of the hardfork are going to be going forward but it's done now so lets make the most of it in the future. These things will happen in life so what we need to do is to learn from it and develop from what happened. All the complaining in the world isn't going to improve things so what we need to do is take advantage of the changes brought in with the hardfork and try to see that the smaller users don't get left behind.

I can understand why the redfish have been discouraged so easily as they are new and haven't fully settled into the community and how it operates. What disappointed me was that so many established users were throwing up a surrender before we even knew how things would play out. Surely these people would have a bit more faith in the blockchain and not just wave the white flag straight away.

The future.

Personally I am very curious as to what will be coming next. There was obviously a reason behind the changes and a lot of different people are writing about the possibilities on the new resource credits. I really liked one from @exyle that goes into detail about why the credits make sense in the first place. I thought it was a great example as it's one that i have wanted implemented in my own country for a long time.

The roads in the Netherlands are free to use.
And by that, I mean mainly used by cars.
Yet a car requires gasoline to run.
For most of us, it makes sense that an individual who drives their car for many miles a day would need more gasoline than someone else only driving short distances.
If this wasn't the case then all road users would have to contribute equally.
In the end some will pay for the usage of others even though they don't drive that often and you can bet that some will most definitely abuse the system by driving more just because they can.
Now, apply this idea to the blockchain and it works just the same. Although substitute gasoline for resource credits.
A person who wants to use the blockchain a lot has to have more RC's (or Steempower) than a person that uses the blockchain to a lesser degree.

https://steemit.com/exyle/@exyle/steempower-rc-s-is-a-way-more-flexible-resource-than-gasoline-look-further-than-the-current-troubles

It makes sense, no??

The next part comes from multiple sources but basically discusses the ability to use your new resource credits. There could be the possibility of leasing or selling your RC like you can with your SP. Accounts will be able to set up new users for Dapps and power them up enough to get them started. This extract comes from @josephsavage

https://steemit.com/busy/@josephsavage/my-thoughts-on-hf20-rcs-smts-and-the-future-of-steem-contest-enclosed

The future Steem direction is a blockchain built for platforms and programs. For front-ends like Utopian-io. For dApps like dTube, Partiko, dSound. We see this with RC's, with Hivemind, with SMTs.
Condensers will have their own front-ends, SMTs, and RC's. You will create a new account with that website as recovery; they track your keys on their end and you have a normal login/password on your end. They may have normal advertising, sponsored content, or maybe even subscription models as independent revenue sources and use that to ensure that their users have a seamless experience.
There will be RC markets where users or accounts not consuming RCs will be able to sell them to other programs. They will use their own tools to squelch spammers/scammers through their platforms. If you use a walled garden, you don't have to worry about RC's at all (since the walled garden will make sure you have enough as long as you follow their TOS).

Just one of many point of view I have come across in the past few days. Some with great vision and inventiveness.

End result is that the blockchain is not dead but potentially about to rise from it's watery grave and be reborn to a newer modern version.

Who would be using steam engines when you can have modern fuel powered ones???


Hopefully with enough sensors to avoid any future icebergs.