Let me get this right...
because there is a net gain in people joining, we shouldn't worry about anyone who left or who may be put off in the future?
Because there is nothing better today, we shouldn't worry about how steem operates today?
Because there is nothing better, we shouldn't acknowledge those who might be better served and who want to be better served by this network within this community? They should just be grateful?
The fact that you can't see the flaws and are apparently not interested in addressing them leaves me at somewhat of a loss.
I appreciate the discussion but to me the issues are so obvious, I think it would be better if you discovered them for yourself and then we can discuss notions of severity.
All the best bud.
You said Steemit needs 'saving', as if it was some kind of sinking ship. I assume your problems are with flagging, Ned's holdings and other things such as the poor UI. Steemit is currently in BETA, for a start, which means the project hasn't even fully launched.
I'm aware of the flaws, I just think using terms like 'catastrophic' and 'saving' is premature.
Peace.
I did not referring to anything you just mentioned, only token distribution and reputation. Both are widely acknowledged to be highly flawed and have created multiple damaging effects. Please, you need to do some research. Understand that my warnings are for the benefit of the community. I believe a lot can be done to remedy the situation that is in keeping with the original white paper and purpose of both Steem, Steemit and the steemit account. The improvements I have suggested would benefit everyone interested in the success and longevity of steem.
Could you link me to some blog(s) on token distribution and reputation? I'd like to have a read. Cheers.
Mmmmm, where to start? You could look into the history of vote buying, curation trails, no whale voting initiative, self-voting, bot curation, comment voting abuse, sports gambling, delegation buying. These are some of the areas that research should start to reveal the extent of damaging effects which stem from a terrible token distribution and questionable reputation indicators. Cheers