The problem is that when money or other rewards are introduced into the platform, people start optimizing their rewards. This works in a similar way to grinding in games. If something in a game gives you a certain reward, people try to optimize the way they get those rewards by finding a specific strategy that they repeat every single time, having a negative effect on their gameplay experience and turning it into ‘grinding’.
With Steem, people optimize their interactions because there is a reward attached, turning engagement into mindless work. @mejustandrew means that people, when there is a monetary incentive, will do everything for money.
I personally believe that Facebook’s cryptocurrency will not do all these things that Steem does, it will probably just allow people to send money and maybe make a share of Facebook’s profit from advertising. Facebook is wanting to make it super user friendly, and they have little to no experience in this space yet.
slowly changing for the better.I (and @magic8ball, just read his comment) believe that we will be able to change that, and I actually believe that Steem is
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