I think the application specific nature of Steem is a huge benefit. With EOS you have an additional step/intermediary to consider.
My gut impression is that once the SMT toolset is available (& hivemind too), I as a non developer content creator could probably have a community and token up and running with no more effort than putting up a WordPress site.
Running a token directly on EOS is much more complex as it is a very broad, non specific operating system. So to be any real competition you need someone to develop a Steem competitor on EOS that in turn allows token issuance and customization of its own. So why not just remove the intermediary and go straight Steem blockchain?
The only thing to consider is the coin value . If bloggers can make more due to higher price of the coin, then bloggers will follow the money.
Hopefully steem will get it's proper valuation ater smt so this won't be a big factor
A huge part of this is Instant Registration and Steemit being able to advertise.
Once fixed, it should be a new ballgame.
Content creators doesn't really care that much about the money. They mostly do it because it's fun and engaging! That it's something new that is pushing human evolution forward. The for the money people will usually stop creating very fast.
I agree; Community building can be very easy on SMT and hivemind. It may be necessary to claim to be a separate entity with it's own internet domain but essentially all the mechanisms can reside on Steemit, STEEM and little else needs to be created. SMT is optional but obvious motivator to create a Community... even if @ned can't endorse this openly or connect the two officially due to "regulatory issues".
Exactly. Considering that every second now could be worth money. Does anyone have time trying to play 2 year catch-up with Steemit? At the same time they are doing that the ability to attract real content creators is a hard task that takes a long time to develop. People are very loyal and tribal once they start to like a specific platform. Unless something totally new comes out that is a massive game changer.