I hear you. And I agree to some extent. - Sure, I'm not native in English so I might just miss some of the "good parts" in poems I've read so far.. But to be, many of them seems pretty bad actually.
I mean, I don't want to take anything away from people who's working hard and trying new things and stuff like that.
I totally understand that some people will be pretty "bad" at writing poems and I fully understand that some will be worse than others.. - But I'm glad they all work hard and try. - That's the only way they'll get better at it.
That being said, what I don't really like about it... Is that many of them are reaping high rewards. But that's a different story, because that's just how Steemit is in general. Some people will reward things you personally believe is horrible, and others won't upvote or reward what you believe is "one of the best things you've ever seen". - That's Steemit in a nutshell.
Quality is in the eyes of the beholder. - And even though I don't like it too much actually, I've learned to deal with it, as I won't be able to change it on my own. No matter how much I try.
However, if I publish something like this:
Roses are red and violets are blue.
You are amazing and Steemit is too.
I wouldn't expect any rewards, but the fact is, I'd probably get a few bucks for it. Perhaps out of pity or because some people actually liked it and thought it was great... - Steemit is still very young, odd and amazing at the same time.. So things will change with time.
And btw. I don't dislike you or unfollow you due to your opinions. In fact, I like you even more when you share personal opinions. - Good or bad. Agree or disagree doesn't matter. What matters is that we are a community with tons of people. All of us are unique and we can't agree on everything. However, we can communicate, debate and ventilate our opinions, suggestions and ideas. - That's how we will grow together.
Well done!
It is certainly not my aim to deter tries and discourage writers, although I know that that may be an unfortunate side consequence of what I see as a necessary conversation. My greatest goal would actually be to see everyone who is posting get better. I'm a bit of a dreamer, but I do think that's possible!
Quality to some extent is in the eye of the beholder, of course. Taste is a mysterious thing. But there are objective standards as well, and I think we are afraid to say that anymore, which spells our doom lol.
You're hitting the nail on the head that the sharing of the lesser-quality stuff isn't such a big deal, but the major-reward-reaping is. It deters the best writers when this becomes the norm! One excellent writer on here recently lost interest in Steem because their (excellent) work was receiving so little attention. I think that's a problem we should at least attempt to address.
Thanks so much for your comment, and for appreciating me speaking honestly. That is seriously one of the most refreshing things about Steemit. We can disagree here and argue and both come out better people--on repeat! I've never had a conversation just go totally sour even if at first it seems it might go that way--people here are perceptive and intelligent enough to really engage in a respectful and meaningful way, even if they really disagree. It is awesome, and I love it.