Edification Corner Issue 5: Many Questions Unanswered About The Way Dig Works

In this issue, the beneficiary for 99% of the rewards will be @michelangelo3. This post deals with questions that witnesses working on the Dig project should hopefully be able to explain, so a fitting theme for this welcome back post for michelangelo3.

Yesterday I initially had some questions on a post by freakeao on Dig, that as of now remain unanswered. On perusing my feed this morning I see some of that has been answered, yet raised more questions than my initial ones that so far no one has addressed.

So I thought I would see if we can gain some insight into this. So here are the questions.

• It has been said that our vested stake will be released in 730 daily installments. Is this true?

• What is the difference, if any in vested and staked?

• It was said that we are receiving some form of rewards for the vested stake. Is this true?

• It's being said the wallets we downloaded are no good, and we need to delete the Dig wallet and re-download a new one and the Dig will be in it. Is this true?

• It's being said that if we delegate our vested stake to someone else on a list, that we can earn between 33% to stated as high as 400% initially. Is this true, and this raises more questions.

• If a delegation is made, what exactly is the delegator doing with it?

• Does delegating the stake have a time agreement if one decided to withdraw from that delegation, like we have if we power down our stake on Blurt?

• Are there any fundamental differences in picking a delegator other than popularity with the person delegating?

• As our vested becomes unlocked, do we need to then restake it (if its the same using another descriptive term) to grow the stake rewards mentioned above?

These are the questions that jump out to me immediately. I'm sure I'll have more, but these would make a good foundation towards how this works. and why I would want to perform actions with Dig. Thank you for any clarity you might be able to share for the community.

@michelangelo3

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Michelangelo3 was one of the first members here I found myself drawn to. His generosity of spirit coupled with intelligence and critical thinking skills were an instant draw for me. I like to think that it was instant for him too, however I can't really know as he has such a kindness to his ways. One that those he interacts with are all sure to also know he has a genuine caring for them too.

Perhaps a defining moment between us was a post I has made quite some time back. He wasn't feeling it at all, and let me know in my comments. I appreciated the way he let me know he didn't agree or see it from my perspective at all. And as is his way, he was very blunt in saying it, yet not with any sense of meanness. Just a matter of fact statement against the idea, not the man presenting it.

I appreciate(d) his disagreement, and even more so his desire to set to the record it existed. I've always appreciated contrary views when presented without some vicious attack mode in the intent. They allow me to see if my own understanding can withstand the clash between the two. It can either destroy ones narrative, add to it, or strengthen it. A true gift that makes self discovery and science personalized, which is really the special energy that can shape one into a dynamic being. He is just such a person as to bring that energy into the mix, with a touch of compassion that invites one to examine and not be defensive.

As many of you know, he stepped away from Blurt for awhile, as far as being active in the blogging side. When he left, he delegated his large stake to me, for which I'm still in awe and humbled so deeply that I was chosen by him. It's one of the nicest gestures one who you hold in such high esteem can make when they make a gesture such as that, out of all the many who could have been chosen or even had it split up between.

I'll forever be grateful for the honor, and for the high regards he holds for me.

His gesture was a catalyst for myself, in that I had to rethink my use of the self vote. I knew he hadn't entrusted me to its use so I could heavily self vote. So I decided that I would lower my self vote to try excluding what he had delegated to me, and spread that around more in the community.

At this time I wish to give my condolences to those who very much missed his presence here, his support. Despite our many likenesses, our interests aren't always aligned. I was cognizant during the entire time I held this delegation that you would miss that support, however I had to be true to my own interests.

During his absence here on the blogging side, michelangelo3 was still working behind the scenes somewhat for the community. He has a tool he provides for free tot he community that I've found to be invaluable. It gives the data on your voting history.

https://steem.uber.space/blurt/outgoing-votes/?Acc=practicalthought&Anzahl=5875

While he was taking time away, he also added this nifty tool to the mix. It allows you to examine your follow list, and see delegation status, Blurt power and how long since they were last on Blurt.

https://steem.uber.space/blurt/follow-tool/?Acc=practicalthought&mitbp=on

He also took time to weigh in on issues that concerned him, the latest being the upvu issue. While my final understanding parts ways from his, as it made me more aware of the question on pure investors having a place at Blurt, I'm humbled that he felt passionate enough about this that he needed to weigh in. That right there is a level of caring that makes his an exceptional witness, an exceptional member of the community that leaves us all better off.

He asked for everyone to unvote his witness when he took his leave of absence, but I refused. He has been and will be one of my choices for top witness. He is always quick to support, to give a hand up when needed. There are a few who I consider to be Blurt when I think of Blurt (the real community that needs no community tag to see because you feel it when it happens) and he is definitely one I consider to be Blurt.

And for those on the tech side of things, I've noticed he is just as quick to offer solutions when issues arise, or to help figure them out.

I'm very thankful that he is back now, as it impacted me harder than one would think when he announced his absence.

Blurt is as rycharde would call it a finsoc experiment. Michelangelo3 is one of those who demonstrates a unique and powerful balance between those two often opposing forces. Never one to judge another based on the size of their wallet, nor on the language barriers etc, he is quick to support and encourage.

Blurt is a powerful platform that has a level of caring and community that was not possible on the other chains. Made so by many selfless members such as Michelangelo3.

I'm so glad he's back, as my blog posts were missing his contributions. Even when it was to tell me why he thought I'm wrong.