EOS Voice?
EOS Voice is entering into the competition with Steem, Facebook, Kik and others. EOS Voice seems to be what Dan Larimer was calling Steem 2.0? If it is Steem 2.0 what will happen to Steem?
At the end of the day it's going to depend on which community grows fastest and which economy is superior. At this point in time we cannot know that yet. Facebook for example could come out with a token and begin rewarding users. If Facebook does this and also gives the illusion of privacy then it is going to be very difficult for EOS Voice or Steemit.
On the other hand Facebook doesn't go far enough then it leaves things wide open for the competition such as Steem or EOS Voice. I intend to try EOS Voice because if Dan Larimer is involved that is reason enough to give the platform a chance. As for Facebook most of us already are stuck using Facebook but when better platforms catch up in terms of influence then we will be free from Facebook and can delete our accounts.
There are some privacy flaws in my opinion. In my opinion data markets where the user has technical control of the use of their data is superior to putting all data in public on the blockchain to be away from the absolute ownership and control of the user. This is an area where I make a valuable distinction where I cannot say Steem or EOS Voice will provide greater privacy than Facebook. In actuality if all the data is in plain text on the blockchain then it could be far less privacy than to have it stored centralized on Facebook. Only if the data is encrypted and unusable without permission does it maintain maximum privacy and also be sellable. This is an area worthy of additional discussion as technical means do exist (homomorphic encryption etc) to allow for more nuanced approaches if there is demand for it.