Upvoting is important and I agree with what you said about the social network and being selfish etc... however, when I started to upvote people who commented me, after hf19 it was like a race, they (same people) commented me seconds after i placed out the topic. So nobody actually read the topics just jump in and comment to get upvoted and make money. Of course i was not upovoted from them. Still happening now, OHHH how wonderful post you make, great content, I am amazed.... then you check if that person also upvoted your post, and you find out, you know what, right.
Problem is in the system itself. If you are talking about Youtube, there is probably management and CEO who decide about solutions. Who decides in Steemit? Dont say all people, cos it is not true, not even close to the truth. What will happen with my money if I invest and power up? Some guys will decide to make HF20 and get all my power, so my investment is useless also 2 years i cant withdraw. Who can I talk to? Where can I find, who is making decisions? Democracy? BS if you ask me. Then some people already threaten to minnows what will happen if. Minnows are the real treasure of Steemit and without them there is no Steemit. Elites should find a way how to reward minnows in a fair way. Encourage less the hunt for money and play fair. Right now is the situation where minnows are awarded based on who is their friend, what connection they have and how famous they are. IE bikini girls for 2000$ per post. Is this really coming from people or is this coming from some important people who can decide, who becomes rich and awarded and who wont.
When you have elites in every system there is a threat that everything will collapse. If Steemit wont fix these things and really award people by they contribution, there is a risk that big majority of minnows will be disappointed and in long run, leave Steemit. Perfect situation for YT of FB or someone else to get these people back with some kind of new more fair product. And Steemit will go down.
Steemit must become more fair, more transparent and more democratic, to become a World n1 blogging or social platform. We are in the early phase and issues are understandable to a some point but there is no more space for wrong decisions. (My opinion, like or dislike, upovote or not - up to you)
..you talk about many topics, which i as a bloody beginner don t even dare to ask... so thank you for post, it encourages me to ask even my small questions..pls more steemians as you!..
Thanks, when I tell something I tell what i believe in. I dont really care who will like or dislike what I say. There is always a chance that I change my mind if i get good explanations but most of the time i get no answer, when talking about issues of Steemit. I love the project and I am concerned about it at the same time, i love the idea of giving and getting back, but that is not the only issue that Steemit has at the moment. Hope things will go right direction. Never be afraid to ask or say whatever you think, no matters what. Behaving like a ship for interests of someone else is the worst you can do. Cheers
..need a little more time to get in and confidence to benefit the community..still working on it..like serious and interesting posts and that s what i also want to give..
You have tons of valed points... let's do this, take money out of it. I know it's a big thing with steemit. However, I treat steemit like another social media platform and use it to socialize. Remember steemit is just a year old and look how long it took facebook, Instagram and twitter to flourish.
But I understand where you are coming from, in the area of social media... you can't satisfy everyone.
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You cant satisfy everyone but you can make system more or less fair to everyone. Right now there are still some big issues to solve. I will ask you 3 questions.
Is Steemit transparent? We know who is taking decisions and what kind of decisions?
Is Steemit Fair? Effort and quality only counts?
Is Steemit democratic? The majority of people(users) decide about anything?
If answers to these questions are negative, then we have a problem.
Compared to all other social media platform online, they are the most transparent.
In life nothing is perfect, is facebook, youtube, instagram, twitter fair? Billions use it creating billions for corporations, steemit and blockchain changes that. Remember this is the first ever blockchain for social media. π