All good. The point was to confirm that the issues with the witness voting are nothing new.

But that was relevant to the MM discussion.

As far as the difference between Steem and Hive:

Steem, one must bow down, kneel down to somebody and everything must serve for the good of the one company or group of companies.

On Hive, we finally have a real opportunity to diversify the use of our cryptocurrencies, to make the ideas from 2017 come to life.

Why waste such a wonderful opportunity?

Such opportunities come around maybe once in a lifetime, for many it is recognizing the opportunity when it is there, right in front of us.

I sincerely believe that we can make it happen, that we can take our HIVE & HBD to the "mainstream" rather than doing the silly thing and hope that the mainstream comes to Hive.

ref. a little newer post on that exact topic:
https://hive.blog/witness/@jackmiller/witness-update-with-some-spice-jackmiller-1599189683

The best thing about Hive, in my mind is that no matter what route of business one takes, it will add to the diversity of Hive and to make it even better, we (all of us) are on the same team. Something that is rare in this crazy world we live in, but I see it daily. A real synergy is forming that is not exclusive, but all the more inclusive to new people, ideas, endeavours and most importantly, a level of acceptance and tolerance that is constantly growing.

Although, it is hard to make anything utopia, but in all honesty, I have not seen so much positivity and acceptance anywhere in a very long time, like what I see happening among the active people who want to see Hive become a world wide, household name.