Thanks for reading and response. When I wrote and posted this there was extensive work underway by the community on a comprehensive response.
In case you haven’t seen it https://medium.com/@thomas.cox_39839/yes-eos-is-a-blockchain-a5921e5497d5
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Block Producer in Republic of Ireland. Here since the beginning. Always looking to add value. If you have read this far, much love.