Hi @roadscape,

Not a single Steemian is criticizing this security feature, which is of course a necessary one.

"We did step up our communication for the rollout (many posts over the last few months) but it's evident it was not enough."

We agree that you stepped up your communication, but if you would have added "If the users don't take necessary steps seriously, one fine morning they will be pushed to hardships" sort of warning like message, at least 50% of them would have surely given ears to your communication and this word of mouth would have reached some more Steemians and the like.

"This change allows us to move faster, safely, and add more features that users expect from a social network."

Yes, yes...we agree to it completely. There is no second thought about it.