afraid to come out on either side.
Thanks for this passionate post @lexiconical. I’ve been hit by a flag bully; for citing a need for a NSFW tag. This wasn’t the work of an innocent noob; but, someone trying to lure people in.
I agree flagging a post comes with great risk; and, I shiver in frustration when I hear people speak of not flagging because of the fear of retaliation.
There should be a penalty in place for those who bully-flag. If they are deemed as doing so, it’s time to start zeroing-out their current posts and putting the payouts into the Wallet of those whose work they’ve obliterated.
Investors pay the rewards. This toxic culture must end, or Steem will.
I’m not 100% convinced that the investors want this to end, as many have made suggestions to improve the process; but, the dilemma persists.
Lastly, “God has not given us a spirit of fear…” (2Timothy 1:7).
When fear becomes the reason for failing to do what is right out of FEAR of retaliation, while cowering from the push-back against evil-doers, the foundation and pillars for a Communist structure really are being put in place.
I’ve observed the flag wars, most notably against Haejin, ironically at a time when I discovered his fascinating ‘Elliott Wave’ tutorials. I sense that more than anything, envy is at the root of tainting his endeavors.
I value your opinion @lexiconical. If I’m wrong, please enlighten me.
Peace.
"This wasn’t the work of an innocent noob; but, someone trying to lure people in."
I'm sorry to hear that. It's almost like forcing you to pay your time and voting power to handle abuse for no reward is a bad system and complete failure of game theory...
"I’m not 100% convinced that the investors want this to end, "
And there you've hit upon why I've powered down while I decide what to do next.
"When fear becomes the reason for failing to do what is right out of FEAR of retaliation, while cowering from the push-back against evil-doers, the foundation and pillars for a Communist structure really are being put in place."
Agreed wholeheartedly, that's why I used this analogy. The "party" are Bernie, Grumpy, Transisto...and they get to "decide" what everyone else is worth.
Thanks for sticking with the blog, sorry I missed this comment.
Yaaayyy…on behalf of all of us who've had our STEEM on lockdown due to various exchanges undergoing ‘maintenance’, I’m so glad to know you’re not having to watch your earnings ‘bleed out’…lol…
I really became a member to teach myself how to invest/trade; so, powering down would defeat my intentions.
Whaaattt????? Lol…I thought you were one of these…You’re not?…. Oh dear…I really thought you were comically playing both sides of the drama…Dang…It was so much more fun thinking that...lol...
They’ve certainly targeted the good, bad and everything in-between. And yet, amazingly their Wallets get fatter and fatter with those negative numbers…lol…smh…ha!
I’m thankful that it exists; but, I genuinely question whether those at the top are really interested in promoting/growing it. It remains 100 times better than say, FB, etc.
No worries! Just glad to know you’re well.
Best regards!
Peace.