With a free day on my hands, I decided to do a little research and reading up on blockchains. I have to say I am more encouraged about Steem. Yes, there are huge problems with it, but the fact that it is still so active gives me hope that it will come out on top even with competition nipping at it's heels. The smart media tokens and apps built on it may be rather sparse and unimpressive at the moment, but they are a beginning. Steepshot is meh due to the content, but it has a solid foundation. The same can be said for Dtube. I have not tried Esteem, but Busy is pretty good. The purpose of Steemhunt escapes me, but people seem to like it so it doesn't matter what I think. Zappl needs help. I want to like it but somebody has got to jump in there and work problems out. Actifit seems to be taking off, and I will use it once I have a phone that is compatible. I am sure there are others I have not tried, and hope somebody is working on a messenger app. A task app like Kryptonia would be cool, too.
All in all, these are a great start and the competition will have a lot of catching up to do if they want to take Steem's place. I will stick with it and may even transfer some crypto for Steem.
