You bring another good point to light as it is a common theme across many tribes. There are certainly extra steps the community can take to address undervalued content in the tribe. I'm not so certain about the dark side of POB as opposed to the reality of it.
It's a DPOS-based group and has similarities across the board. I don't know that the people here work solely for POB or HIVE for that matter. One or a group of people alone can't search the feeds for valuable content and curate it. It must be a continuous process.
In that regard, we'll probably need written guidance on moving forward with how we manage things and I feel that's coming. Community-based discussion/decision on how to at least guide things along. It's coming.
@lebah & @calumam commented on those very needs in this post.
But that's not the only point. It seems that in addition to that there is also a lack of freedom about what I can write...
I've been there and I'm still there many times. I've written quite a number of pieces that I'm proud of that earned significantly less than what I thought. I was angry at first until some helpful advice.
- themarkymark commented that I needed to be patient, engage, and build my following.
- livinguktaiwan wrote a fantastic post on what new people should do their first week on hive. It reflects marky's advice.
Based on the posts I've read about earnings and engagement it's a common theme. I don't think either of us are new, but it has info I remind myself of when I don't perform well. It takes time.
And it's why I keep reflecting on @lebah's thoughts here. A written standard will allow us to establish things like curation/moderation teams and gives the community control over the path we'll follow. It will make things lighter but will have to evolve to meet future challenges.
It's a really interesting idea of change. I believe we still have a lot to learn and develop as a community and we are in a natural process for that.
Before organization, there is chaos. And I think that by throwing light on some community issues, we're starting to see better what can be improved.