Reputation is everything in Steemit.
Steemit is not like the rest of the corrupt world because of one thing: the transparent ledger of blockchain.
Steemit does operate like the rest of the world as far as integrity, popularity and social rules go. This means some people will naturally be more popular than others. Generally, whoever gives to others the most will have the most friends. That's a rule that governs kingdoms as well as society at large.
What's unique about Steemit though, is that people who possess brilliant mathematical and scientific minds, like @complexring and @dana-edwards can thrive with their independent research. Geniuses, who have gone unnoticed by mainstream media are finally free to carry out their unique, arcane and highly idiosyncratic research and get monetary rewards for doing so. This is revolutionary.]
Hi @stellabelle, I agree that reputation is everything in steemit. But i have something to say about making friends on steemit. Does this mean that one just need many friends on steemit and not focus on write good content? Then if one write crap content, his "friends", your "so-called" friends will rush to upvote him/her even if they wrote crap? If this is the kind of effect that you are talking about, then i am sure steemit will NOT go far because it is no longer the good content and merit that matters, but it is the connection that matters. No one will bother to write good content. Then it is not revolutionary. It is mainly POLITICS at play.
Then the observation of people outside steemit said is true:- me voting you and you voting me. you sure is GOOD CONTENT???
No, the focus should be first on creating quality content. However, what I see in Steemit, is that people are ONLY focused on the posts, instead of realizing this is a social network, and operates in a similar fashion as the others in the social sphere. Some people will naturally be less social than others, and if they consistently produce high-quality content, then that's fine, they can just continue doing so. Other people however I think would do better as curators and also as encouragers of others. Not everyone is a great writer, so what I was talking about is that making friends will help when even making posts. Collaborating is something I have not seen much of on this platform. Collaborating with someone who has complimentary skills is a good move. I like to collaborate simply because it makes the end product so much better. I've worked with many different people in here because it's fun to do so. Sorry if I came across as you thinking that making friends is in place of creating good content.
Thanks for clarification. But a few points to note:
troll attacks
social attacks
bullying
scam attempts
Steemit is a lot like the jungle: groups tend to thrive, while the lone ape will be singled out and attacked."
When i see this, it sounds like a collusion is happening in steemit and is in fact real.
no collusion. Collaboration.
I am sorry but no matter how i read your words, it seems to be using your reputation and audience to put the spotlight on people around steemit without thorough investigation or questioning the perpetrator first, and then posting this in public for profit. Social attacks? bullying? Seems that this post of yours is already one.