Do you remember the time when the only Steem API node left was operated by Steemit and they could therefore censor the content of the blockchain?
I've been on Hive 5+ years, but pre-fork I paid no attention to nodes. So, no, I don't remember any such a time. Yet, it sounds like a scary time. Add one more reason to be thankful for the 3/20/2020 fork.
Thanks for such a clear response. It helps my chipmunk brain comprehension go up one more step.