SteemPeak is pretty great, but I wonder if this will confuse the new users even more.

Contrary to some comments I keep on reading, the reason why I like SteemPeak so much, is not because the developers don't take a cut of my posts like many other front ends do, but because the interface is simple to use, integrates a lot of things I've been wanting to see and more importantly brings more competition to the table. img src

The way this is supposed to work my friends, at least in the long run, is that the competition of different front ends, of different apps running on the blockchain will eventually lead to us having some of the best software out there. That is basically the power of opensource software, and why it's slowly by surely taking over the world. This shift in turn would be able to serve as fertile ground for mass adoption and the growth of communities.

I am however also aware that this whole thing of front ends and back ends gets very confusing for new users. Case in point - Not that long ago someone who commented on one of my usual ramblings was trying to find out if she should post also on busy as to maximize exposure. I had to sit there for a second to understand what she meant by this, but it became very clear with a second comment she made soon after.

In the mind of a new users Steemit = Steem and the separation of these two concepts takes some time for it to set in. I've tried sometimes more successfully than others to explain the difference in ways that would make more sense to those who are not so tech oriented. To those who care little for coding, databases, protocols and other words of the nerd realm. To some, blockchain is just this new fancy thing people love to talk about to sound intelligent, and nothing more.

The best one I could come up with to date, would be to think of a blockchain as a notebook that exist on a parallel dimension. It can't be accessed by any other means, but by using the portals. Because it exists on a parallel dimension, it's technically also omnipresent, meaning that all that is required is for a portal to be within reach.

Maybe this explanation left the confused plankton in an even worse position, after all, Who things about parallel dimensions to simplify things? Me, that's who, but that's a problem I'm yet to fix on my own.

I'm wondering if there is an easier way to explain this. What do you guys think? Give me your best attempt to make this as simple as possible to understand.