PostsCommentsPayoutsbondor (49)in #steemit • 8 years agoRE: [PROPOSAL]: Timely vs Timeless content, Longform Content, Incentives, and Scalability for SteemitThis is a good take away. However, there is one thing that trumps all of your points: story. Story is King. It is story which gives value to every one of the points you…bondor (49)in #steemit • 8 years agoRE: [PROPOSAL]: Timely vs Timeless content, Longform Content, Incentives, and Scalability for Steemitoh man, you are definitely right about the confusion thing, there are enough hoops to get through as it is just to understand the site conceptually. And I do like the alternative…bondor (49)in #steemit • 8 years agoRE: [PROPOSAL]: Timely vs Timeless content, Longform Content, Incentives, and Scalability for SteemitI am not saying that posting garbage to the blockchain instantly makes it a classic, and I am not saying steemit will find the next Shakespeare (or even the next Classic (capital…bondor (49)in #steemit • 8 years agoRE: [PROPOSAL]: Timely vs Timeless content, Longform Content, Incentives, and Scalability for SteemitExcellent point. Indeed, "time and chance overtake us all." However, I find it hard to reconcile the fatality of your argument with the argument itself. Why make the argument if…bondor (49)in #steemit • 8 years agoRE: [PROPOSAL]: Timely vs Timeless content, Longform Content, Incentives, and Scalability for SteemitThanks! I do mean "commiserate" as in it sympathizes with the authors for those two points. Perhaps it was a bad pun... :-Pbondor (49)in #steemit • 8 years agoRE: [PROPOSAL]: Timely vs Timeless content, Longform Content, Incentives, and Scalability for SteemitThanks for the response! Yes, steemit is definitely not a timeless platform, and when taken in comparison to truly timeless works like Shakespeare, i don't think it's meant to…bondor (49)in #steemit • 8 years agoRE: [PROPOSAL]: Timely vs Timeless content, Longform Content, Incentives, and Scalability for SteemitAbsolutely. Yeah, this is def not pressing by any means. Mainly just something to think about in terms of a longer term perspective.bondor (49)in #philosophy • 8 years agoRE: Nineteen Eighty-Four: having a blockchain guarantees nothingYou would probably enjoy the steemit blog, @moefbatpi, it's all about situations and instances similar to this. Your quote: They reproduce the very behavior that they honestly…bondor (49)in #meme • 8 years agoRE: How to pitch Steemit to family and friendsThis one's on the house:bondor (49)in #money • 8 years agoRE: Your student loan debt is crushing your chances of owning a home (that’s just the beginning)Great take. I always wondered about the minimum payment option paid through till 10 years. I was under the impression that federal loans are forgiven at that point, and always…bondor (49)in #steemit • 8 years agoRE: Someone bashed steemit on Medium... this was my response.Reminds me of one of my all time favorites: (also, you are completely right )bondor (49)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: [steemit.chat] – FOSS Alternative to SLACK deployed with RocketChatFor the many people who are having difficulty loging in/signing up, I had the same issue, and was eventually able to do it successfully. Download client from app store…bondor (49)in #economics • 9 years agoRE: Capitalism has a new problem: companies without employeesI would have to do more research on the finer points to give you a better response, but I will say this: getting jobs back to America may be contingent on automation, but it is…bondor (49)in #privacy • 9 years agoRE: "I Have Nothing to Hide" Privacy Argument is a Fallacy"Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to…bondor (49)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: [steemit.chat] – FOSS Alternative to SLACK deployed with RocketChatBeen 8+ hours now without an email sent. Tried multiple emails to create an account, all were "already registered" (which is odd, cus they weren't registered by me!). Tried to…bondor (49)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: [steemit.chat] – FOSS Alternative to SLACK deployed with RocketChatSame issue.bondor (49)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: Why the concept behind Steem is far more interesting than the one behind BitcoinVery well worded and to the point. Consider yourself followed.bondor (49)in #steemitabuse • 9 years agoRE: Why I removed all my posts!Some salient points about this entire debatebondor (49)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: New York Times Best-selling author Neil Strauss just posted about Steemit to his 117K Twitter followers and 16K Instagram followers!Honestly, I think it has to do with scale. 400 upvotes is about average for his other instagram content, but I am sure $7000 for 1 non-sponsored post is not. More votes or not, i…bondor (49)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: New York Times Best-selling author Neil Strauss just posted about Steemit to his 117K Twitter followers and 16K Instagram followers!Dang. Can you imagine if we make all the celebrities who post on Steemit instant Dolphins? (or whatever it is) sh*t would go crazy....