meno you are a part of that core that holds Steem together, as I can see, proving that it's the people activity that is creating and building Steem. It will be here as long as there are great community leaders like you.
Keep in mind, this new act of human departure(the decentralized blockchain) is people driven. We just need to see the power of our self-worth, content, upvotes and valuable comments. : )
And there should be no shame in stating the truth and asking, if someone viewed or read it, share an upvote, it will come back to that person through Karmic kindness. It's that easy to demonstrate proof of brain. here spamming doesn't work just real effort. The lazy will not last. The more Steem the realer it gets.
@meno you are educating plankton(I think that's what I am, at the bottom level) like myself and inspiring hope in a new way of doing things. We're still at ground zero. Adversity, through fluctuating numbers and noise are only tempting our hearts to see how much we really want this. Nothing can stop us now. A solid blockchain is already here. In beta, we are testing it and our faith. Only the true believers will determine how strong Steem become in the market. Two sides, inverters and content producers are the drivers of Steem.
Rev up the transaction rate.