There is too much power in too few hands...... plain and simple.
No disagreement from me on that. The only real solution to this though is going to be new hands coming in.
You might have something to lose if this doesn't work out. I'm not really sure. I know I have essentially lost money here and devalued my time so bad it is terrible. That is what happened to the majority of us.
Well, you are still here. That says something ;)
We would probably agree point-for-point on most of your complaints and issues with the platform. There is no doubt that the state the project is in today is not going to lead to mainstream adoption.
A lot is happening though and there are many efforts underway that I think have potential to change a lot of the things that are wrong. I'm pretty bullish on the platform as a whole based on where I think it will end up in the next 1-2 years.
I feel that my airdrop solution from Steemit INC is a plausible solution but I don't think they will do it in a million years. It will attract new people as well but I just don't like the feeling of solely trying to bring new people in to invest money in the project as a way to get us out of our investment. That is why I think there has to be additional revenue streams like Ad Revenue. Why is Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, and Twitter using those models? There is a lot of money in it. I feel we can have the best of both worlds. Ad revenue Plus Crypto...... it could be the best of both worlds.
I'm extremely stubborn and also I have been researching what has worked and what hasn't and ultimately will take those findings to a new chain / platform. Steemians with a certain rep and a relatively small stake will get an airdrop on the new platform as well as EOS holders. Not a 1 to 1 distribution. An equal distribution to try to get things off on the right footing.
The community that has been built here has always been the most powerful thing. I won't forget about the Steemians
Re: advertising - stay tuned for my next post. I have something that’s been in the works for a while :)
Sounds interesting. I will keep an eye out for it.