I haven't been posting in a while, and probably won't be posting much in the future. Partially due to my mom's cancer having developed to the point of her most likely not being around when Christmas comes along, which is depressing. And partially due to the overall development of the site. I've also just been interested in other things.
However, I will make a quick rant about people's reactions in regards to the Resource Credits system.
This has nothing to do with the actual implementation of the feature, which - in true Steemit, INC. fashion - was a catastrophe. But we've seen this before, we all knew this was gonna happen. No need to rant about it further.
Already back in 2016, I was in favor of paid accounts. To me, it just makes sense.
Steemit makes people money. Money that they can withdraw from the system and use at their leisure. The amount of money varies greatly from user to user, but the bottom line is that every single person on the site is here to make money. Steemit has very little, if anything, else to offer.
If it wasn't for the money, none of you would be here. Fact.
With that in mind, I don't understand why it's so out of the question to be required to put some money into the site that makes you money.
No one starts a business for free. In order to get started, you put in some money with the hopes of that money eventually working for you to the point of you making a profit.
This is how real life works.
One of the biggest issues with Steemit since the beginning has been the fact that a lot of low-quality, low IQ users have joined the site in the hopes of finding a get rich quick scheme. This has resulted in them spamming their nonsensical, damn near illiterate nonsense all over the blockchain, adding zero quality to anyone with an IQ greater than the sum of their shoe size.
The good posts have gotten buried underneath the endless sea of garbage, which has lead to good users leaving the site in frustration, and it's also what gave rise to the era of bid bots. They are the only way to get seen.
Having to pay to use the site will at least mitigate some of that horseshit.
I don't think making money on Steemit is a human right any bum of the streets is entitled to.
"But @schattenjaeger! Using Facebook and other social media sites is free! Why should we pay to use Steemit?"
Not true at all, Billy.
On Facebook, you pay with your privacy and personal data. You don't pay money, but you always pay something. Nothing is ever free.
Steemit, in my mind, has catered way too much to people who are a net loss to the ecosystem, and I don't see a reason to do that.
A lot of my frustration admittedly comes from the fact that I actually put money into this. I bought STEEM and powered up back in the day. And then I had to watch as people who never put a dime into this just flew past me as I lost all my support.
Then the same people who supported these users vilified me for powering my money down after a lot of effort to find a reason to stay powered up.
So now the RC system is fucking you in the ass? Tough luck, fucking deal with it.
I'm happy if the people who joined the site just to drain it dry are suffering.
What puzzles me is the fact that some smart people who usually have been in favor of investors are now complaining. This is what we've needed from the start: a reason to buy STEEM.
An actual incentive to power up.
That's what RC has now given us. Granted, the godawful implementation of this hardfork has now given the STEEM price exactly what it deserved, but the idea is still solid, in my eyes.
What exactly is lost if some shitpost spammers need to go back to their regular job at McDonald's? Nothing.
The blockchain has been bloating for a long time, largely due to the number of pointless nonsense people have been littering it with with the hopes of making a few bucks.
It makes the site unattractive to smart people, and attractive to dumb people. The New feed looks worse than YouTube's comment section. And for years, I didn't think anything could.
A fix was needed.
Except for the unfortunate situation with your mother I wish I had written this post. Spot on!
Especially:
'No one starts a business for free. In order to get started, you put in some money with the hopes of that money eventually working for you to the point of you making a profit.
This is how real life works.'
Perfectly expressed!
I wish your Mom and you and yours strenght.
I strongly agree, We've been housing posters and beggars for a long time now and this RC thing was just what we needed...
i gotchoo sage on this one too! this is a better comment. :)
Agreed.
Be with your Mom, spend as much time as possible together then you will have more memories to treasure. Tell her all the things that matter, so that when she has transcended you will have no regrets.
I say transcended because she will shed the pain of this life and be truly free.
I lost both my parents, but whenever I am feeling down, I have great memories to hold onto and relive.
Great post BTW. I too put money into Steem hoping that eventually it may grow. I used to post various articles, but found them ignored whilst other banal content spread like a virus.
Maybe, hopefully the platform will improve....not holding my breath though.
Word on this post, sorry about the life situation.
Absolutely. I came here just over a year ago, worked my ass off posting what i considered to be good, original content, only to see my work lost in a sea of shiteposts. Thankfully, curie and a few truly altruistic large investors have rewarded me for my continued efforts here and i've stuck around. I really hope this change gets rid of all the single line commenters, the "im posting my whole photography back catalogue" bunch, and all the others who think this place is a free ride. If you put the effort in, i see no reason why you cannot be succesful here. Hopefully this will make it easier for the truly determined to get traction and make this the place it should, or at least go some way towards doing so.
To be fair, success on Steemit has more to do with who you're friends with than it does "hard work" or "content quality", but yeah, I hear you.
Amen!
We’re almost like twins sharing the same brain, bro!
You make a lot of excellent points. I'm also okay with limiting use until people buy or earn more Steem.
I'm not against RC as far as I have seen of them, but I do want more explanation about the changes. I wasn't around for any of the previous fork disasters. I've read a few posts now that said HC18 was also pretty bad. So I only know this one... but man, this one was a disaster. If this has happened before that makes it even worse. Not learning from past mistakes does not give investors confidence.
Anyway, I don't mind the idea of paying for the site. I have long been a proponent of actually paying for things (such as software) instead of getting them for free and paying with personal data or being confronted with millions of ads.
Very true.
BTW, I'm sorry to hear about your mom. You go and spend as much time with her as possible and cherish every moment.
Thank you.
Completely agree.
As for other sites being "free", I loved the comment that I saw recently that was along the lines of
Posted using Partiko Android
Good luck with handling your mother’s situation.
If steemit cost money to sign up, I, a homeless dude with no income, would not have been able to join. This platform gave me a way to get into the game by producing content (not all of high quality either. I had to start somewhere.)
I think it might be benificial to have a way where a person like me can still enter and work off a small joining fee.
Hopeful this HF20 will detour the get rich quick schemers. If not, isn’t back to the old system.
In reading both your posts and the comments here, I am becoming more convinced that this is a truly “freemium” model whereas most can start but need to “pay to play.”. While I am ok with this, barriers to entry and incentives to start and grow are somewhat limited in a world where many economies need platforms like this to creates basic income opportunities for many. However, I think that communities have and will continue to develop support for these cases without regard to the implications of this latest update.