Excuse my rant βΊοΈ it's hard being a minnow on steemit and it's easy to lose your enthusiasm when it seems like few people are interested in your data π³π¬οΈπ‘ I seem to be coming to the conclusion that steamit suffers from the same problems of wealth inequality and Power in the hands of the few that the rest of the world society in general are suffering fromπ°ππ
This has troubled me about my interaction of 130 plus days on steemit π€ππ‘ I have created 379 posts I have 409 followers and I have a reputation of 40 βΊοΈπβ if it wasn't for @steembasicincome mostly my posts would be worth less than $0.02 πΈβ οΈβοΈπΈ I seem to be being asked to buy influence at almost every turn in order to receive value in steem dollars and steam powerππΈπ I've even had my bandwidth throttled! what's up with that?πππ my dreams have gone out the windowππΌπ«πΉπ¦π
It's a natural proclivity to the centralization of wealth and power that those with resources would like to keep them π°ππ one will always face resistance when asking those with wealth status and Power to give or lend them to someone else πΈππ€one will usually also be charged a feeπ€πΈπΌ there's something wrong when you have to pay something to give something else awayπ·ββοΈπ·ββοΈπ€ the work you do to produce data for the network has very little value effect because of thisπ€β οΈβοΈ also it devalues the humanity of individuals π€βπ
when those with wealth status and Power get resources they tend to HODLπ«π°π instead of sharing with others ππ¦π especially those that have little πΈπΌπ·ββοΈ they see the hard work flying away to those without ambition or value to them π°ππthey would much rather give to others like themselves π°ππ
I would propose that any data is valuable to the network because it is data and processing that the network feeds onπππ it's true that a user uses processing power to interact with the networkπβοΈπ·ββοΈ it's also true that in doing this they create data βΉοΈπ this to my mind equals things outβ₯οΈβ οΈβ¦οΈβ£οΈ data creation equals processing power ππβΊοΈ then what remains to be paid for? The answer is the work π·ββοΈβΉοΈβοΈπππ°
My creativity has sharpened and my ability to write has clarified greatly since I've been on steemit βοΈπππ° that's worth a lot πππ€on other social media I was reposting posts, here on steemit I am creating my own articles and graphic artπ¨π that's exciting and I've grown as an artist by interacting with this networkπ·ββοΈπ¨π€
there's a kind of funneling of creativity towards a certain kind of Direction/influence, that causes the subjects of posts here on steemit to be similar in order to be successfulπ€π°π as an artist I resist Direction and influence in order to express and have the power of convictionπβοΈπ¨ jumping through hoops in order to prove ones value is a manipulationππ¦π€ even when it's couched in reward π°ππ¦
So I bring this to your attention π€β οΈπ and invite a discussion about these mattersπ£οΈπ€π·ββοΈ
Thank youπ¦πΆπ¦πΉππ¬ππ³
I completely agree that the current system is bad for growth, newbies, and the platform as a whole. Resteemed
@lildebbie (33) having been here only a short time, and feeling to be at the very beginning of understanding what it takes to be successful here, it might be premature to draw conclusions about the whole system emoji Network spider web interaction with other networks and cryptocurrencies, I'm at both once worried and inspired by the idea that interacting with the network shapes my behavior to be similar to others, while at the same time making me more creative and inventive in my own post musings writing and art emoji artist palette paint brush typewriter computer interface ππ π it seems I've use the answer to your comment as a jumping off point for a new article so I thank you 4 the inspiration share and upvote βΊπ‘βΊοΈ
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The first thing steemit needs to do is get rid of flagging. I haven't seen it used for anything but whales attacking minnows so they can get even more rewards and stifle criticism like what happened to @erebus
@lildebbie (9) also there is a great deal of control if not censorship about what one is able to repost and I think the power is wielded as you say through flagging
The one reposting shit is that spammer berniesanders. And he is raping the reward pool while doing it. If you ever wonder why your posts doesn't make more money, he is why.
You have been added to the @iflagtrash shitlist for spamming the network. Enjoy.
I don't agree with this one. Without flagging we wouldn't have any tool to fight the bots, spammers and scammers.
But if they can use it too then how does it help?
The million dollar question... Maybe there is power in numbers who knows. I'm counting on the fact that the most of the people using this blockchain are real humans, and not bots. We should keep it that way.
Just keep putting out content, your audience will find you.
You got a good post here, but until folks know you are here they can't look for your content.
The way to get that attention is to comment on other folk's content.
If this was easy everybody would be doing it, and it wouldn't be cool.
@freebornangel (65) thanks for the comment and encouragement, it means a lot when other bloggers take an interest, and you're so right that if it was easy everyone would be doing it, and it wouldn't be coolπ fortunately for me I probably would continue blogging just because of the indelible storage that the platform provides π€ what is interesting is that trying to get the platform to accept me like any minnow does has actually helped me to develop as a blogger and artist in generalππ¨ have you been here long?β³β° Was it a difficult Journey for you? βΊοΈ Thank you so much for resteeming this post and again for your interest it means a lot and stay free freeborn
I've been here a year and a half, it is what it is.
They told me upfront that my content wouldn't receive support from stinc, et al, and they have proven themselves mostly right.
It's a good thing I am not here for the rewards, but to make a record of having lived.
Just hang in there, the distribution is fixing it's self, in year or two when steem is 50usd and we only get tiny fractions of a steem for sp payouts you will be glad that you did.
I wish we could have .1usd steem price again just so I can build more sp faster, but that probably isn't going to happen and would be bad for other reasons.
@freebornangel (65) yes so true it is what it is and it is upfront about what it is so I bear no grudge in fact I support the platform wholeheartedly because at the moment it's one of the best things going if not the best and it has such great possibilities π₯ππ€ any whining that I do probably comes from the fact that I can see some of us can see that there might be a better way I'm at this nearly does it and it's so near to being the thing that it's frustrating when you see areas where it's not ππ¦ππ‘ and is the distribution fixing itself? I think that it's the nature of these Technologies to decentralize power distribution and value π»β²οΈποΈ give him a time this fact maybe strong enough to counteract the human tendency to hoard manipulate and use while pretending to act in the best interest of all π€ππ€πΊπ©βππ©βππ΅οΈπ±πΈ the price of steem may always be a factorπ°π±βοΈ it must have been interesting to be aware of this at a time when the price was so low πΈπ³πΉ part of fixing this distribution is to add value by the sheer momentum of people trading the currencies using themπ₯π«π¦ it brings value where there was none before and so how can we move that value best towards those that need it most?ππ¦πΆπ¦π¦πΉπΌπ¦πΎ
I wish I had known how the price rising affected rewards, I might have kissed some more whale butt.
The way I see going forward is to vote posts with low rewards, to not vote posts with high rewards.
Just pick a value, and don't vote on posts with more than that.
@freebornangel (65) it seems a little bit like the world's pollution problem where one is encouraged to recycle once plastic bags which certainly does some good while at the same time the army or military drops bombs on countries all over the place creating more pollution then any single individual or even group can deal with emoji B-2 bomber yeehaw atomic bomb riding, railing against the root cause at so many do on social media doesn't seem to do much except get people annoyed emoji ostrich head in the sand, and that seems like a waste of energy emoji steam engine with no coal in the furnace. Consciousness itself has to upgrade and the network with its many connected individuals has the potential to do this emoji brain coming out of top of person's head, right now humans are still providing the conscious awareness of self for the network though this may change with the Advent of artificial general intelligence emoji friendly robot taking care of stupid humans, let's look at the big picture somewhat to well up voting those little minnows best as we can emoji big fish smiling at school of little minnows
Not my problem, if the truth hurts someone's feelings maybe they should alter their truth.
Yes, but will they if we don't point out their errors in logic?
That is the plan.
Keep grinding!!! Thereβs light at the end of the tunnel. Your emoji skills are ππΌ : )
I haven't gotten an answer from steemauto as to why the bot is not voting comments.
No...no..no....don't mind me. You are such a sweetie. : )
Get those votes to the creative ones and people making quality posts. I'm just a pain in the butt in the comment sections. lol
I'll find my niche and begin posting soon. You're awesome! : )
@tinylayla (42) thanks for the comment it seems that when enough people see through the illusion of the barrier to the light, then light will shine through Emoji smiles rocket ship Cloud blowing wind spirit guide animal smiles
Hahaha. You even speak emoji!!!
Smiley face thumbs up flexing arm upside down smiley head. : )
Emoji laughing face upside down monkey Jungle Mountainside π΄π³π
#FirstThingToChange : Post #PayOutPeriod2BEternal.
@meez (26) explainπ€βποΈπ‘
He means the first thing that steemit should change is that posts should make money for ever, not just the first 7 days.
@lildebbie (33)what do you think? should the payout continue? what about edit and resteeming?
I'm not sure how the site actually works so I don't know if its feasible. But I would like if posts could make money forever. I think it might help grow the platform too.
#JustMedidateOnIT4aWhile 'n' #MakeAMeme ;)
@ meez (27) I'm inclined to agree with #PayOutPeriod2BEternal but I find myself wondering if the reason that it was put in place has to do with an ability to scam the system? Is that correct? What are the consequences? In fact even if there are negative consequences I think that probably the positive ones out weigh them? What do you think?
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When I was a newbie I supported that idea too. Now that I've worked almost a year without a break I'm finally breaking even so I'm actually becoming accustomed to having the pay period being only 7 days. It just means I can't become lazy and post just once a month instead of once a day.
I really like this post. It hits to the heart of how I feel as well. It's disheartening when you write an original song posted on D sound and nobody listens to it or upvotes it and you know it's a decent song. Very disheartening
@acousticsteveo thanks for the comment βΊοΈ I think a social media site could be run in a similar manner 2 how it was done in Marshall brain's book Manna... Each month you were given an amount that you could use 2 invest in projects you agreed with, travel or buy things for yourself π€ since everyone got the same amount everyone had the same amount of power π while projects could still centralized power for their purpose by allocating their value much like it's done here on steemitππ
@acousticsteveo (37) Hi again, when I answered your comment before I'd just read a great article about Marshall Brain's book Manna and so it was overwhelmingly in my thoughts, when what I meant to say is that sometimes to the minnow it seems like steemit is like a private club full of people speaking a language you can't understand with a purpose that is purposefully hidden, and so I feel for you broβΊοΈ
a new step in steemit is really hard tapih kalu there soudara who has the heart kerendaha may not long to mendapa kemajua possible rapid with perseverance and fastness toward the success
@abdurrahman7 (36) yes one must have a strong heart and be able to tolerate the slings and arrows of pain and failure to reach any height of success on any in any field and so I salute you my friend and walk a mile with you to the well of plenty π°ππΆπ₯
!WRM! Any text βΊοΈ
@luiscordon (12) thanks for your comment though I'm not sure what it means is that a wallet address?
He is a spammer and scammer
@zenkly (59) Perhaps I could have understood that by his reputation score is that correct?
Yes, If someone is below 25, possibly because they have given him flags for bad behavior in steemit
@zenkly (59) Thanks βΊοΈ
@zenkly (59) one more question, I've noticed that when I go to my wallet my reputation says 25 and not 40 like it is on my blog. Is there a reason for this? Thank you for your help smiles
That is not more than a bug. You do not have to worry about it.