RE: Forget about making money on Steemit. For now.

[sigmajin]

A tit-for-tat would be downvoting you, @sigmjin

Feel free. Ive been downvoted by the biggest whales on steemit at times, and i still vote/speak my mind.

The way, I disagree with someone else's opinion on Steemit is by expressing my opinion, not downvoting them or emotionally bursting out. I understand that this is also an unwritten @Steemit ethic. To each his own, I suppose.

Empty hype and informercial style spam posts hurt the credibility of the platform, especially when theyre supported by large stakeholders who ought to know better (i mean seriously guys). Theyre a significant part of the reason why we are where we're at now. And btw, no thats not ad hominem. And no its not emotional. And no its not bursting out. Its calling a bad post thats, frankly, part of the problem, out for what it is. If an opinion is actual opinion, rebuttal is useful. If the opinion is empty hype, it should be criticized for what it is. A lords prayer style pledge of loyalty to and faith in whales does not merit rebuttal.

Im also not sure how the kus-kee post is relevant to my reply.

Edit to add -- also describing people who think there is a problem on steemit with recognizing and rewarding quality content as "congential whingers (spelling corrected)" is an ad hominem attack if ever there was one.

edit to add: Initially corrected OP's use of the word "whinger" as I assumed it was "whiner" misspelled. It turns out, its a real word. British, But real nonetheless.

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[abit]

Sometimes we need some brain washing as well ;)

[sigmajin]

lol. well said

[nigelmarkdias]

Let the community weigh in on the invective & ad hominem, as well @abit & @sigmajin

Nobody asked me to write this post.

whinged, whing·ing, whing·es Chiefly British.

To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner. [Dialectal alteration of Middle English whinsen, from Old English hwinsian.] whing′er n. whing′ing·ly adv.
For your reference, @sigmajin

[sigmajin]

whinged, whing·ing, whing·es Chiefly British.
To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner. [Dialectal alteration of Middle English whinsen, from Old English hwinsian.] whing′er n. whing′ing·ly adv.
For your reference, @sigmajin

thats redonkulous. but ok you got me on that one. Leave it to the british to salt my game.

[nigelmarkdias]

redonkulous.

A word I have been hearing the last year or two is “redonkulous,” (or alternatively “redonkulus”), which the Urban Dictionary defines as “significantly more absurd than ridiculous, to an almost impossible degree.”
Didn't know that one, :)
Thanks, :)

[j3dy]

Yeah nice way to smack down people to reality. :) Now we are going to feed on whale bones :D

I do agree with you actually thanks for making that point, got me out of the loop of thinking that I should pray to somebody :D still the analogy is a good one, but I wouldn't expect archangels on here and making blockchains :D and referencing the boil the crabs analogy as a good thing :D(ok carry them in the bucket and let the top slide off) in the white paper.

Right you are after all Cheers for the reasoning :)