One of the reasons I really like PeakD is exactly that they have a better and easier to understand user interface; I also like that more things are in one place. And yes, I also like Leo Finance because they are doing some actual building of value added features, even though they are more of a "niche" community.
We're definitely better off than we were with development on Steem; we just can't afford to "sit still" and think that just because Hive was created, people will suddenly flock in out of nowhere.
And yes, I am very much a believer in the potential of Hive!
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I think we do have potential also, and I am looking forward to see how a true decentralized hard fork will go, not the first one I think that will be rather centralized in the process, but the next one where we figure out how we get things presented, and how the ordinary person lets wants and needs be know.