For a while we were getting a lot of new steemians from Venezuela, it seems that the new user stream from them has slowed down. One thing I like about steemit, is being able to go to the people to get the real story from their own backyard.
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I think getting food on the table is more important then receiving 2 cents for hard work while shitposts get whaled with bidbots. When people loose trust is a website like this.
So i hope we can do something usefull while greedy shit just keeps going in the background.
I really hope to see real stories emerge here on steemit, and i'll be happy to support those people.
I hope that steemit makes small changes that gives good people more power and makes greedy bidbot circles less powerfull. The world is going to hell and we are feeding the greedy whales while real people need real food to feed real children.
I would love to see what would happen if people for even just a 24 hour period did not use any bots at all. But you and I both know that the greedy are going to be greedy. They don't care if their post get no comments, all they want is the vote, beg, borrow, or steal, votes is all they care about. That is why programs and groups like @newbieresteemday, @thedarkhorse's "Pay it Forward" contest, @aspers, and all the other groups that promote engagement are so important.
The people that belong and participate need to set the tone, don't use the bots, don't self up vote, vote for a friend, vote for a group, vote for something you believe in, don't vote on a vote buying post, you earn nothing, don't comment on a vote buying post you are just wasting your finger breath, the vote buyers don't give a shit about your comments or how you feel.
it would indeed be interesting to see one day without bots.
As long as greed is rewarded with LOTS of 'money' and normal people are punished by the SP of the greedy steemelite then there is no equality. And that is not a good thing for the platform
I hope the right people do read these comments one day.
The right people are us, those of us that have not been sucked into the black hole of the vote bots. I do not use them, the only people they serve are the owners. even though the vote is a reward from the reward pool, and not out of their pocket, they still see it as their money, and are going to make a profit at the expense of the buyer.
When people learn to Power up their sbd's and convert to steem and vote power the faster they will grow their Vote Power, and the more their Vote will be worth, making any reward they give that much more. At some point in time a person's vote becomes enough to where yes a self vote helps them grow, and provides for growth to others.
Increased Vote Power also means the ability to delegate some to people that need a little boost, for every vote a person buy they throw away the ability to grow their account. Very few of the vote bot are altruistic enough that you receive your investment back. I know people will say they buy them for the visibility. Do you really look at the trending page any more? I have seen so many people say they don't, that it is mostly bought and paid for. What good is a post with 882 votes, and only 53 comments? Me I don't even bother with such an imbalanced post.
All we can do is try and get people to be a part of the solution by setting a good example. my reputation number wise has not grown very much over the last 5 months, but my SP has started to take off. I have even been able to delegate a small portion, and will continue to do so at the right levels for me.
I fully agree with you @bashadow.
Maybe you could do a short and clear article about the Power up you mentioned?
I'm not sure I know enough about it myself :-)
Once people have a clear and simpleexplanation they will start to use it better.
I often see people mention Power up. But I have too many other things in my mind to really absorb the essentials and figure out what I should do.
thanks a lot for the feedback and i hope my tiny vote still holds other values