Right now, if you create content on Steem, even if you delete or change it, the original version will always be there. Which can be seen with tools like this: https://scribe.steemian.info/ (or manually if you have the skills)
But imagine you could decide, whether the content you publish to the Steem blockchain should be there forever (immutable) or could be deleted by you. The actual object that you created (which contains the votes and other important data), could of course not be deleted, only the text-content.
Here is a rough example how it would look practically:
Currently
Then
What this means is, that frontends (such as Steemit, Steempeak, Partiko, etc.) would host the content for their users, which would be linked to inside the blockchain, so other frontends could access that content as well.
Advantages
1.) Users might use Steem more often for normal interactions, since the everlastingness of content on a blockchain, probably discourages some users from interacting.
2.) Giving users the option to remove their own content, would truly mean that users own their content. Currently, you might benefit from posting on Steem, but once it's on it, you can't change it. (even if you change it, the original version is still saved)
3.) An important and obvious advantage would be the reduction of content saved on Steem, thus reducing the cluttering and future size of our blockchain. Which is an important step if we're talking about millions of users.
Now, some people might want the censorship-resistants or the immutability of content on Steem, and they could simply opt-in to publish the content onto the blockchain. But it wouldn't be enabled by default.
What are your thoughts on this?
Yes, I would prefer to create content on Steem without immutability, as I personally don't really care about the immutability/censorship-resistance of the content I produce.
Yes, I would prefer to create content on Steem, where the actual content isn't saved directly on the blockchain, while still having the option to enable the immutability of content.
No, my content should always be immutable.
I'm not sure. I'd prefer to have this question answered by experienced users.
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No, my content should always be immutable.
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Yes, I would prefer to create content on Steem, where the actual content isn't saved directly on the blockchain, while still having the option to enable the immutability of content.
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Yes, I would prefer to create content on Steem without immutability, as I personally don't really care about the immutability/censorship-resistance of the content I produce.
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I'm not sure. I'd prefer to have this question answered by experienced users.
(10.26%)
4
/ 39
10.26% Complete (success)
Other (details in comment)
(7.69%)
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