Back in the USSR

I was reading a post by @cryptos about Golos, which is a fork of the Steemit system for Russian speakers. I see I have an account there, but it seems they copied some of the Steemit data. I only have the default Golos coins. You have to start again there and anything you earn will not affect your Steemit account. It's a totally separate blockchain. I assume there are good reasons to do this, but I see it as a missed opportunity. Steem/Steemit will be a more effective force if it is truly global so that Steem can be a universal currency, like Bitcoin. It ought to be possible to tag posts with a language and then allow users to select the languages they want to see. Steem should not just be something to hoard and convert to Bitcoin. It can be a true currency.