Hello, @rhondak and all
In response to your post, with its potentially fear-mongering title, I must state for the record that @crypto.piotr is neither a scammer nor a poor strategist. And he’s definitely not anyone to fear.
At the very least, he’s a community builder whose prime concerns are the growth of the steemit platform and the steemit community.
In fact, I met @crypto.piotr about 2 months ago. Since then, we’ve had several pleasant face-to-face discussions, and each time, I come away impressed by his fine and noble vision for Steemit.
When Piotr first mentioned his “non-profit” project, I was naturally skeptical. However, after he gave me a brief explanation, my skepticism vanished, and I became an enthusiastic supporter and participant.
(I will not supply the details here, as my explanation would not do the project justice. If you’d like details, Piotr will surely tell you.)
As for your comment that he’s “become more aggressive,” I can honestly say that Piotr is not an aggressive person, by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, he’s quite calm, courteous, and even passive.
At the same time, he is proactive (which is markedly different from being “aggressive.”) And in fact, when he states politely – during your ongoing thread – that “I’m wondering if you would be interested in supporting my efforts,” that’s hardly being aggressive. It sounds more like a humble and polite query.
As for Piotr’s goals and targets, he states them clearly – building a community based “mostly on mutual engagement and support instead of financial rewards.”
That is one type of community that will help Steemit to grow and thrive. Focus on financial rewards is all fine and dandy, but without a thriving community and without steady production of high-quality content, the financial rewards will not come, or will not continue to come.
Granted, there are many vibrant communities on Steemit. However, that in no way means that anyone must limit himself to those already-established communities. On the other hand, the vibrancy of those communities can be a motivation to build more communities. The more vibrant communities, the strong Steemit will become.
As for myself, I am essentially a content-creator, and therefore do not spend much time curating or doing active community-building. And in fact, I tended to denigrate community builders, as it sometimes seems as if certain community builders are focused only on financial rewards.
The community builder @crypto.piotr corrected me. As he pointed out, it’s essential that we build a strong community – a vibrant community that creates high-quality content on a great platform. As evidenced by the first 2 years of Steemit’s growth, the financial rewards will follow.