This post is in direct response to a Medium Article published by the Tron Foundation earlier today. In it, there are many vague statements made. Before I begin, I want to make a few things clear. This may end up being a technical post, and will most certainly be a speculative one. Here's a picture of my car. This is from a time where I personally did not know the difference between Steemit and Steem. I explain that in a seperate post. ![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/holoz0r/XMPMyU5v-image.png) What you need to know before reading the below (for the benefit of those who are new to the Steem blockchain and the "Steemit" eco-system) ## Steemit Inc is not "STEEM" Steemit Inc is a company that develops the steem software library (not to be confused with Valve's STEAM PC gaming platform). Steemit Inc is responsible for a few properties relating to steem: - The front-end of Steemit.com, allowing users to blog, comment, and view content. (You should use SteemPeak instead) - SteemitWallet.com, which allows users to perform transactions on the blockchain - Steem.com which talks about the crypto-currency itself - Assorted IT infrastructure which *helps* to keep the blockchain running (but is not integral to its operation) ## I'll take a look at the announcment: ![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/holoz0r/1M47Bhek-image.png) The first sentence is factual. Steemit Inc is the main front-end (and entrance point) to the wonderful world of Steem, which as I've said, goes much deeper than what I've explained above. The statement regarding the partnership is interesting. Hype++ The second sentence regarding development teams starting to work together is where the waters start to become immediately muddied and confusing. I'm not sure how Steemit Inc developers can start working on other Steem blockchain projects and a migration - does that mean that third party apps build on steem will get the support of Steemit Inc's developers? I doubt it. It seems like this sentence is in regards to "transitioning" the steem blockchain to a "side-chain" of the TRON platform. ![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/holoz0r/nNr45qmG-image.png) Tron is a good, technical blockchain. It is quickj, scalable, and hasn't had a whole lot of downtime. The next sentence is truthful, but is also filled with a bit of a "kick" in the face of those who've been on the steem platform for some time. That's the mention of DLive, which started its life on the Steem blockchain. Further to that, if you go digging into the past history of Steem, you'll see lots of documentation with users experiencing issues with using Poloniex as their exchange of "choice" for Steem. Let's move to that second paragraph now. I wouldn't describe Steemit's front end as a reddit-like. I would definitely say that Steem, not STEEMIT (caps are my own emphasis here) does have a thriving community of dapps with things like @splinterlands, dTube, Appics, and many other things. Historical fact about Larimer and Scott rings true. ![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/holoz0r/RSjtsTlJ-image.png) This is where it gets confusing. The STEEM token becomes a TRX token. "Giveaways to the existing TRX users with the new TRON based STEEM token" is very concerning indeed. What do loyal Steemians get other than "accelerator program" for developers? What does each and every Steemian, witness, developer, and contributor to the Steem blockchain get in exchange for this? Justin chimes in: ![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/holoz0r/90fB9Axn-image.png) Excitement. No need to be excited. We've been excited, enthusiastic and loyal Steemians to a platform that has at times broken beyond repair for days on end, but also a platform that has enabled artists to genuinely eat food, people to obtain goods and services that they normally would not, and other feel good projects like charity donation drives. Ned chimes in: ![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/holoz0r/D8e11zjh-image.png) New heights. (of his hair?) I don't know. This is more hype. It's a press release about what TRON Foundation wants to do with Steemit Inc holding its hand. ## What could happen next? - Witnesses could fork our Steemit's Stake and create a "Steem-Classic" of sorts - Steem becomes a sidechain to TRX, and Steem-Engine becomes a side-side-chain? - SMTs get launched on absolute steriods and we get an incredible migration to a true reddit-like platform I am not sure on the consequences of each of these probabalitites, but I think there hasn't been a better time to be a proponent of the original vision of Steem, and what bought me to the platform... >Imagine a world where something I say, something I write, captures me, at a certain point of time, and try as I might, I'll never be able to delete it? As a creator, as a human being of conviction, honesty, and believing that everything ever said is a moment of personal growth and a strand of the historical fact weaves you into the conciousness that you currently inhabit. Cause and effect my friends. Further reading on this topic can be found in @lukestokes excellent post: https://steempeak.com/tron/@lukestokes/steem-is-still-not-steemit-even-if-tron-buys-steemit Keen to hear the comments of others on this news.