congratulations @magical you were the first human to make a comment on this post.
I am the second 5 hours after yours. The other 11 comments are advertisements from the vote bots paid by the account holders. Now that should tell you something
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If you utilize vote bots properly, you tend to get more than you put in them.
The question then becomes why aren't you using them?
Why? I'm genuinely curious as to what your value system is, and what specifically makes the use of systems that are available to everyone to cause such a negative reaction in you. Especially since we are actively teaching others how to get the most out of Steemit, and fostering relationships with those groups most involved with the systems here, and brainstorming how to evolve them and prevent any foreseeable problems as Steemit balloons into the mainstream.
I'm currently the lead content creator for Earth Nation, and getting ready to step up as the writing coordinator. I wrote this article.
Do you write, or know anyone who likes to write? We are looking for more people to play with us. We're manifesting systems to unconditionally provide for everyone, and have a lot of opportunities open to as many people who want to play. We're aware we're making waves on Steemit, and want to share this abundance we can generate.
This goes for several skillsets besides writing. We welcome everyone with open arms who genuinely wants to see a positive change in the world.
It was your use of words like scumbaggery and the active calling out of our use of bots which framed your response to be negative in my mind. It appeared like you were pointing fingers at us. In the past I've done online reception for organizations and I'm used to crossing paths with people with electronic pitchforks, so I apologize for assuming the same of you. :)
We need a larger participatory audience. The numbers Steemit pulls in relatively small compared to any of the non-blockchain systems available to the masses. The more people exchanging value within the system, the more vibrant and diverse the system can grow.
This is how any economy works; think of how the body solves many of its logistic problems with major blood vessels and small capillaries. There are only a handful of the bigger vessels, but countless small structural connections which keep the whole thing running. Similarly, the greater the flow of resources that becomes possible, the greater stability Steemit will have over the long run. It's this transitionary period of growth which offers the greatest challenge, as exploitative, predatory organizations can latch onto those weaknesses and, like vampires, suck all the value out of the platform, leaving a husk for the rest of us to walk away from, hat in hand.
We're addressing this problem, and the larger metaproblem of having the masses adopt the blockchain. Our cryptocurreny, Equality Keys, and the systems and academies we are creating are designed to ease this challenge of adopting the blockchain for people.