I don't know if you remember, but when you were still very new on Steemit and still questioning the integrity of the project, I directed you to the thoughts of Dan Larimer as expressed in his blog.
Well, now I would like to direct your attention to a youtube of The History Channel's The French Revolution
Please keep in mind the adage "power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely" as you follow the career of Robespierre the Incorruptible (as he was known to the Steemians, er, I mean, to the French revolutionaries).
I sometimes fear that you are gaining too much power too quickly within our community. To test a person's true character - give them power.
I have been contributing what I can to Dan and other devs for many years now, since before protoshares was launched. I am a Keyhotee Founder (if you know what that means). I have watched and seen who can handle power and who can't. There is no evidence, either way, that you will handle power well and stay true to Dan's ideals.
But I have concerns. I knew quite a while back, from my very low key curating activities, that @r4fken had major character flaws and bore careful watching. You, however, without proper investigation, promoted his post about @moonflower. In my opinion that was careless and in other circumstances will be counterproductive to the furthering of Steem ethics .
I realize that you are a 9, and can devestate my reputation as a mere 8, but please accept my words as spoken in the tradition of Jesters and Fools - the only ones who can speak truth to the King (er, Queen). Or the clown seated beside the General in his chariot as he makes his Triumph into Rome, showered with praise by the adoring throngs, whispering in the Genreal's ear "Remember that you are mortal".
"I'm also considering making a giant list of all scam artists, blackmailers and putting these in a public area."
Please, please watch The French Revolution. You are not yet ready for that power (although it will be handed to you if you follow the course you are on).
onceuponatime
I have read through your comments and am thinking about them. If you knew me well, you would understand that the driving force behind me is wealth redistribution (wealth in the form of time, money and energy). I distribute wealth every day. I just gave away most of the proceeds of the scam post to @nojah because he wrote about the blackmail first, even though I never saw his article. He was visibly upset that my article had gained traction and his didn't. I understand his frustration and felt compensation was necessary.
I would say this to you: before you judge me, find out for yourself who I am.
Your opinion is based on a certain set of factors and not based on an actual conversation.
Naturally, I do respect your opinion, as you have made me think more deeply about some matters. It is true that I am a trusting person. I'm learning as I go to become more suspicious, but my true nature is of the "seeing the good" in people variety. I let people's true colors shine through, and then, I make an assessment of their trustworthiness. If they betray my trust, I cut them loose from my inner circle. I try my best not to judge another human being without first finding out for myself exactly who they are.
When I do find out, I take appropriate measures. I wonder if you feel the same way about any other whales or orcas? Or have you singled me out for being a trusting and trustworthy individual?
I'd like to ask you a question: which other Steemian gives money to others on a daily basis, every day? And I'm not including curation here. I give away money daily to others. I also give my time to encourage others.
But it's true, I do not embody the feeling of hate. I don't hate anyone, actually. Just because a scammer made off with the community's trust, it doesn't lead me to hating them. Hating perpetuates violence. I have no time for hate, when I have a whole world of creativity and imagination to explore.
I choose to engage with the feeling of acceptance. I cannot truly change anyone except my own reaction to the actions and reactions of others. I can decide to disregard your criticisms, or I can decide to probe as to why you are somewhat rattled by my status. I am amused by your assessment that "I am not ready for that power" as you do not truly know who I am. If you had bothered to get to know me deeply and then made that assessment, well, then, I would see some merit in it. However, that is not the case.