Ah, well on second thought, I would say that ETH tokens are similar to the kickstarter 2.0 concept - but the big difference is that the only actual usage and value ETH currently has is issuing tokens and fundraising.

The issue I see is that the vast majority of ICOs are promising all this advanced futuristic ethereum based technology, but none of it has actually come to fruition. Ethereums blockchain transaction rate is maxed out, and noones even doing anything with it besides fundraising.. It all seems so, well, ethereal...

Steem on the other hand is a fully functioning platform that does exactly what it says on the tin. There's no promise of some advanced world changing protocol that's explained with overly complicated techincal jargon. Steem is the real deal, and from what ive seen, steem as a platform is relatively hype-free (i barely see any talk about steem in all the day trading hype groups ive been in).

I think SMTs are far superior than ETH tokens for the simple fact that the context is based on creating real world value TODAY, not tomorrow when the tech is able to catch up.

Steem gives SMT issuers a platform to prove the effectiveness of their projects.

IMO, steem is above and beyond the most undervalued thing in the entire crypto space, while all the daytraders and hypsters are busy speculating on nonsense. It's so silly to me.

Regarding SMTs and what I'd like clarity on - I think all that's missing at this point is in-depth use-case examples to show how it translates to real world usage.. Theres a few simple examples in the whitepaper, but something more in depth would be awesome.

I want to know more about the ways that content creators, publishers and organizations can leverage SMTs to fund their initiatives. I'd also like to see more examples of what the steem world looks like when theres hundreds or thousands of SMTs, and how they all interact.

So yeah, i get the basics of what an SMT is, but i want more examples of what its actually going to be like post-launch. Obviously, that would only be speculation, because our creativity is certainly going to decide how they are used, but some simple easy to understand illustrations would be wonderful :)