Thank you.

I don't really know much about the witnesses. Seems there is no easy way to know who many of them are as many don't seem that active from what I've seen, and many who are (that I know of) I don't care much for.

I'm not certain of a fairer way than what we have now. It seems that those with the most stake (most to lose) should have more say than those with little to nothing to lose. When the U.S. was young, they had the same principle only allowing land owners/tax payers to vote. Taxes were vastly different then with most people not having to pay. I have seen some advocating that all votes should be equal, however it seems to me that when that occurs it creates the dynamic of have nots helping themselves to the riches of those with more.

With the coming regulations and various scams being uncovered in the crypto world, I think those with more stake are seeing where the winds are blowing and understand Steem can be a winner as the field gets leveled. Was going to write on this today but needed to do other things. Just think, in their shoes why would they not push for their holdings to grow exponentially? It's already in their hands with the ability to get much more if they steer things correctly.

Dan put some thought into the idea of regulations before launching the Steem project, and this could serve the chain well in the coming year.

https://bytemaster.github.io/article/2016/03/27/How-to-Launch-a-Crypto-Currency-Legally-while-Raising-Funds/

I'm going to have faith that the current witnesses and those whose stake puts them there desire for their stake to grow in value. The chain is in prime position really if they maneuver correctly in the coming 1-2 years.