I was introduced to you from a post that stated that you were one of the highest paid on steemit so far, I wasn't expecting anything so insightful, wonderful post.
I am still trying to figure out exactly how crypto currencies work and how they could potentially change. I had a complicated relationship with money for a long time because of the power it has over people and the terrible things they do because of it, many of those terrible things built into the currency itself. Now, I have a much more optimistic view. I am going to focus on doing what I do and I trust that if I do it well, the resources will come. By leaving channels open to make money, I will be in a better position to help others achieve their own dreams.
I'm wondering, what is going to stop the rich from using the influence they currently have to dominate the new world of crypto? What is going to stop the space here from being flooded with writers who are working for companies with their own agendas, drowning out the voices of regular people who just want to share ideas? And what is going to keep the regular people from becoming competitive and focusing more on how they can make money with the platform than sharing real value? I don't ask out of cynicism, but out of genuine curiosity.
I started here a week ago to share my writing and brainstorm about building community but already found that a lot of the users who receive a lot for their posts are people who invest money into their account and others who are good at using taglines to draw people in. I find that posting my best material right away might be a waste of a good post because I am still looking for followers. Then I start to make strategies about how to reach the most people in the shortest amount of time and then I stop myself and say "wait, that's not why I am here". I see a lot of people in that boat though. That's not to criticize anyone here, I think the majority (including many of the high paid accounts) are good, sincere people.
So if you or anyone else who sees this knows of any good explainations of why the same problems of the old world won't be repeated in the new one, please share with me :-)
And this reply became much longer than I planned, maybe I should make it into it's own post.