The Internet is the newest weapon in the continuing battle against homelessness
The Steemit system could become an equalizer for the country’s homeless, a place where the stigma of living on the streets isn’t as pronounced. “Homeless people don’t like to raise their hands and say they’re different, an advocate for using the internet and social media to help end homelessness. “Nobody does.” In the Steemit world, they don’t have to.
Steemit, the new social media platform that rewards its user base with cryptocurrency, has been growing exponentially since its inception. The company has revealed that over the course of its first month membership has grown by 1,600%, all the while using its blockchain-powered platform to pay users for posting content.
The platform is powered by an open source blockchain called Steem. Additionally, users paid in the token Steem Power get more voting credentials, and receive half their payments in Steem Dollars, which the team says are worth about one US dollar.
The basic concept is simple, in Steemit it's all about the "content", every homeless,unemployed can write about anything but it's not guaranteed that every post you make will bring you profits. If you publish interesting stuff or quality material it's highly probable that your post may start getting attention, in time the community will pick and reward good content. As always, some may like what you post on your blog, others may not, but everyone is free to share their stories, advice or junk without any nonsense.
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Very interesting story, it is always good to know that a platform like this might be able to help homeless people survive.