You are thinking about this from a legacy economy point of view.
No, I'm not. I'm thinking of this in a literal, technical, objective point of view.
What is a blockchain?
It's just a database. It's entries of information. It's a ledger, ie the information is only added.
When Hive forked, a NEW database was created and maintained that contained NEW information that exists completely separate and apart from the Steem database. "Save Ae..." = New File = New Database.
Don't take the fact that you don't understand how this works and assume NO ONE understands it. That's a ridiculous thing to say. Obviously people are designing blockchains as we speak so people clearly understand it.
No, you didn't, unless you were on that shitlist and got your coins sent to @steem.dao. Are you measuring balance in terms of USD? Another laughable situation, and also something that I've been bringing up lately. 26M Steem does not equal $5M. Ned knew this; everyone knows this.
Obviously I mean POST fork, which is the proof that there is a new and separate database/asset/blockchain/information.
Seriously don't really get how this is confusing.
Like I keep stating over and over and over again:
You'll see how wrong you are in ten years.
Even Vitalik, who isn't even interested in DPOS, can see this.
When a contentious split happens in DPOS stake from both opposing sides must be nullified.
That is a fact.
Over the next ten years you are going to see this happen again and again and again and again.
Are you going to be the person that says one side is stealing but the other side isn't?
Your ignorance of this situation has been recorded on the blockchain forever.
Trust me, you'll feel better when I finish up this next post explaining how it is theft.
I understand this issue better than you do, and I'm arguing both sides.
I really don't think you do, but feel free to enlighten me. I'm working on a post as well :)