I enjoyed reading your post @practicalthought and comment.
Yes change is inevitable, nothing in this world is ever stays the same forever. And its not always a bad thing : )
I was wonder if you have given much thought to possible changes to the witness selection process?
It seems to me that if we are serious about turning the direction of Steem and Steemit around,
and actually realizing a New Steem, cleaning up the witness selection process is the essential ingredient.