It's easy: the voting algorithm is flawed. It does not recognize or reward TRUE virality. If this doesn't get fixed, it will not have a good future. This is an opinion that many, many people share, not just me. Steemit will remain a niche platform, circle jerking, if this is ignored.
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Would I be wrong to go out on a limb and assume you may be alluding to the share-to-earn (the pyramid schemes that reward those who bet on posts and share early) mechanism that other crypto-social platforms are planning for? They are easily possible here too.
IMO saying that the voting algorithm is flawed for not rewarding virality is conflating issues. Posts can go viral just by shares and votes. Posts don't need to have money involved to go viral. Today, there is no system today that 'rewards TRUE virality' except for maybe YouTube sharing ad revenue.
So in the end, user error, the system works, right?
I actually agree with this to some degree. People will continue to use bots, and the hive mind user base groups that exist I think are no better than bots. But all is fair game and the best content will hopefully win.
rewards are new and there's no precedence that says they're needed in the equation of post virality.