The fact that these dapps have delegated sp from steemit doesn't mean their operations are not centralised. Most dapps use a centralised reward system to reward users which makes users dependent on this centralised reward system and tailor their output to suit their requirements. This is suitable for now because many accounts(users) do not have the reward other users. In the long run I hope this changes because it will bring the required quality these dapps need since the other users who are the consumers of the content which are put out here. Take musing for example. If all Musers have sufficient sp to reward other users for their input then most likely we will have a merit system which is not dependent on what a few curators think but what the entire platform users think. The trending page will be more organic. We will still have cases of bias but I feel it won't overshadow the contents that's are actually adding value to people's lives. I have some questions that no one answered that were upvoted by musing, yeah it might be a good quality but it had no impact.
I agree to some extent, but don't you think decentralising and empowering users will cause anarchy and totalitarianitst attitudes expecially if people become too sentimental, trust me it will be chaotic
Well it depends on what you mean by empowering users. Steem is a platform that empowers content creators. Steem was initially designed for users to reward each other through upvotes, this way you have the contents of highest value reaching their peak, well that's what I think the plan was but the current reality is far of it. However the issue of anarchy is not inevitable. It is already happening on the platform. Sometimes people need to agree to disagree. In other words compromise in other to have a healthy platform that benefits everyone actively contributing to the growth of the ecosystem. I am actually enjoying the benefits of the centralised voting system, this however doesn't mean it is ideal and we all need to start talking of the future of steem and ways to improve it for them betterment of us all. At some point in time these centralised rewarding system will fail, eventually, so its best we get our thinking cap on and start preparing for the inevitable.
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The fact that these dapps have delegated sp from steemit doesn't mean their operations are not centralised. Most dapps use a centralised reward system to reward users which makes users dependent on this centralised reward system and tailor their output to suit their requirements. This is suitable for now because many accounts(users) do not have the reward other users. In the long run I hope this changes because it will bring the required quality these dapps need since the other users who are the consumers of the content which are put out here. Take musing for example. If all Musers have sufficient sp to reward other users for their input then most likely we will have a merit system which is not dependent on what a few curators think but what the entire platform users think. The trending page will be more organic. We will still have cases of bias but I feel it won't overshadow the contents that's are actually adding value to people's lives. I have some questions that no one answered that were upvoted by musing, yeah it might be a good quality but it had no impact.
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I agree to some extent, but don't you think decentralising and empowering users will cause anarchy and totalitarianitst attitudes expecially if people become too sentimental, trust me it will be chaotic
Well it depends on what you mean by empowering users. Steem is a platform that empowers content creators. Steem was initially designed for users to reward each other through upvotes, this way you have the contents of highest value reaching their peak, well that's what I think the plan was but the current reality is far of it. However the issue of anarchy is not inevitable. It is already happening on the platform. Sometimes people need to agree to disagree. In other words compromise in other to have a healthy platform that benefits everyone actively contributing to the growth of the ecosystem. I am actually enjoying the benefits of the centralised voting system, this however doesn't mean it is ideal and we all need to start talking of the future of steem and ways to improve it for them betterment of us all. At some point in time these centralised rewarding system will fail, eventually, so its best we get our thinking cap on and start preparing for the inevitable.
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