I'm a non-native speaker. Thanks for being a sounding board for probably hundreds of non-natives. Yes F4F is annoying. And it is true that a few dollars for some mean a lot almost like a lifeline. However this may also just be an issue of user education/awareness. But your point I guess is on triggers and pet peeves. I believe Steem as positive community it claims to be. People will help people.. either teaching how to be good neighbors, or how to succeed in this platform.
Thanks!
To be clear, I don't think everyone has to accept it, I just think getting really worked about it is overkill. A simple please stop (1st time) would likely work for most. ;) I don't pretend to be "the one" who decides how to deal with it.
that's the beauty of social media in general.. one can voice out their opinions. One thing I love about steem is it doesn't have that much negativity as in the other hate-promoting platforms. Yes we all don't want to get downvoted in Steem but being in an incentive-based platform does help. People may say it's superficial but do it for a long time and you'll get used to just being positive. Thnks for a thought provoking post.