Did Steemit just kill Steem as we know it?

I was going through my Steem feed as usual and commenting on some posts in the Christian Fellowship community, when I accidentally clicked on the Trending tab. I must say, reading the @steemitblog post almost gave me a heart attack. It's quite ironic, considering I was just about to begin a post for @theycallmedan's Why am I still here initiative.

Well, with the bombshell from Steemit, I'm literally speechless right now. In case you haven't read, Steemit used exchange funds to regain back their stake and vote in 20 new top witnesses, meaning all the witnesses we're use to are out of the top 20.

I must say, I didn't really like what the witnesses did with the soft fork for numerous reasons, but Steemit's actions in return is just over the top.

Pretty ironic that all of this is happening around SPUD (Steem Power Up Day).