PostsCommentsPayoutsegabragsiyrallih (51)in #steem • 9 years agoRE: Rise SteemitMy grandmother loved hot air balloons and flew her own for a long time. Have an up vote. I hope your trip goes wellegabragsiyrallih (51)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: ...I know it's not a traditional ponzi scheme. That doesn't change the fact that it's entirely useless as a content aggregator, since only whale posts are ever seen. This site is…egabragsiyrallih (51)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: ...And before it finally collapses, they have a method for making tons of money off the ponzi scheme. Minnows won't notice until the platform is already dying. Oh well, no skin…egabragsiyrallih (51)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: ...Not really. It's just that some of us understand how platforms like this work, and if they are designed in such a way to silence thousands of regular users in favor of a few rich…egabragsiyrallih (51)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: ...Sorry but I call bullshit. I've looked into some of these supposed "newbies who made thousands off their first post" and every single one powered their account and/or used sock…egabragsiyrallih (51)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: ...Steemit is basically Digg v4 from the beginning: all for power users to get their advertisements seen.egabragsiyrallih (51)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: ...This exactly. As it is, Steemit is simply a giant advertising space for the whales. Original content is never seen because normal users don't have the weight to push it up, even…egabragsiyrallih (51)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: ...The spammiest, clickbait content gets to the top. It's obvious that Steemit is not working as a content aggregation platform at all, since content is stagnant as hell, and of extremely low quality.egabragsiyrallih (51)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: ...Yeah, everyone started at zero.... except whales who deposited hundreds of thousands of USD into their accounts in order to give themselves massive vote weight, so that it is…egabragsiyrallih (51)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: ...I'm leaving Steemit as soon as my account is powered down over this crap. Right now due to the way everything works, Steemit operates like a ponzi scheme for enriching the…egabragsiyrallih (51)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: Initially really interested In Steemit, but the liquidity exploit is making me lose interest in participatingI'm just trying various things. Those are the things I happen to be interested in. There are a dozen people posting lists about "How I made a billion on Steemit" and pushing it…egabragsiyrallih (51)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: Initially really interested In Steemit, but the liquidity exploit is making me lose interest in participatingIt would be great if that were true, but we have to face the facts. This isn't my first rodeo, and I'm not a layman in this sort of thing - designing systems like this. These…egabragsiyrallih (51)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: Initially really interested In Steemit, but the liquidity exploit is making me lose interest in participatingBut wait, there's more. Eager to hear what you have to share :)egabragsiyrallih (51)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: Initially really interested In Steemit, but the liquidity exploit is making me lose interest in participatingI'm going to give it a few weeks, but if the situation doesn't improve and there isn't a mechanism for posts other than those voted by superusers to be seen, I'm probably out.…egabragsiyrallih (51)in #steem • 9 years agoRE: Handful of Users Are Gaming the Liquidity Reward System And Earning 1200 STEEM per HourThis seems like it will rapidly become a major problem.egabragsiyrallih (51)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: How the Steemit Liquidity Exploit is Creating a Permanent Superuser ClassThat's quite a decent idea, from the face of it. Almost like the (destroyed, sadly) Estate Tax, which was intended for a similar purpose in meatspace.egabragsiyrallih (51)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: How the Steemit Liquidity Exploit is Creating a Permanent Superuser ClassYup, that's exactly my worry. If the superuser class that has gained hundreds of thousands of Steem power start creating secondary accounts, no one will be able to stop those…egabragsiyrallih (51)in #steem • 9 years agoRE: Faucet and Help for New Voters: Why I’m Giving Away My Steem DollarsNew to Steemit, long time fan of crypto. Great post :)egabragsiyrallih (51)in #video • 9 years agoRE: CNN Cuts Reporter's Live Feed After She Tells the Truth About Hillary Clinton's PastPlease do, more people need to know how awful she is.egabragsiyrallih (51)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: Important Security Announcement: Steemit CEO Ned ScottVery good point - the platform itself was not compromised, which is great.