The potential for massive diversity in applications is a huge deal. A lot of folks are building projects that are a little competitive, but also largely complementary. And the more apps that are built, along with more adoption of the services, will both keep and bring more folks to the blockchain, in various ways.
Folks are starting to see other ways to integrate Steem too. It doesn't have to be the main point of the site. SteemPress is offering a great service for folks who already have a blog, for instance.
But there are other ways to do this too. We have our financial site with non-Steem interaction discussing markets along with blogs integrated with Steem to provide more opportunities. Scripsio was just launched similarly, with a lot of non-Steem social features that provide for good interaction, with Steem blogs as well as subsites available.
Now we're seeing Steem dapps on several sites, increasing exposure. Plus there are competitors being built, which inevitably compare themselves to Steem. Unfortunately, they almost always compare themselves to Steemit. But that seems to be changing as the overall community matures as well.
And that's probably the greatest strength of Steem. There's a strong community that surrounds the project. It's been fragmented a bit and has bruises. But there's still a strong sense of ownership and belong among many. This doesn't seem as evident with other projects.
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