Steemit still down. DSound frontpage doesn't load properly. DTube has similar issue. ChainBB won't let me post. Busy just started working again.

Looks to me like the interdependence (hopefully not inherent to steem) is still too high between many of these sites. This is a huge weakness in the network.

We really need to consider that these sort of attack/malfunctionings could become ever more common in the future. There has to be a plan of action. Correction: A preplanned, automatic backup.

It's a matter of perspective, for sure. The network is "safe" enough not to break down entirely, from some knowledgable witness noder runners perspective. But will it be safen even from that perspective in the future? At some point this is going to get much worse.

And no matter if people think it's "safe" this way, these types of failures - because they are failures, no matter how we categorize them - alienate anyone who isn't a "beta tester", developer- or investor- user. This downtime is just as much experienced as "censorship" by the end user, as if they were faced with a block and forced to switch between Facebook, Twitter, Gab etc.

When Steem isn't available to the normal social media user, it's simply "not available".
-As if this wasn't enough of an issue. The SMTs could put even more pressure on the system.

Until this point of failure is fully adressed, we are not gonna have an easy time attracting users seeking a "decentralized" network.