Well written @surfermarly - just to summarise it, in the past all has been better :-)?
What would be a solution then? I think no matter if centralised or de-centralized power rules anything, Steemit is no different but still offers everyone a voice and opportunity. If you want more influence you need to powerup , if you want more rewards you need to create relations. Not sure how the power or influence should be spread in a different way, by certain rules people will say communism. There is no sole solution I think.
You talk about the original Steem vision, which one is that?
My grandfather used to say in the past everything was much better. I don't think that this was the whole truth, I mean he even was a prisoner of war once! Anyways...
One solution would be to seperate SP from influence/VP. Not sure if you remember the experiment from @abit and @smooth: that's been a great case study which perfectly showed what could happen if we distributed VP differently. Curating suddenly became fun!
Giving value back to those who create value. Creating a REAL free market where equality of opportunity is given, no matter your financial background / buy-in.
I loved the experiment they handled - the question only is - HOW to implement this separation of SP from Influence, how to define it, who to decide on it? That would probably create a lot wars within the community then too. A public democratic election where every user has one voice maybe? How are sock puppets handled then - hmmm - difficult.
Good vision - challenge: can we define value? "Creating a real free market where equality of opportunity is given, no matter your financial background / buy-in." - nice marketing claim - that is capitalism so it is real isn't it :-)?
“People will be People”, even on the blockchain! The original vision is : “You have a voice and can keep it there for all future generations to come. That’s an amazing reason to stay on steemit beside my 15-40 payout per article.
I like your approach but are we really sure this blockchain will last for future generations? Get rid of linear rewards, back to HF 14 or 15 and I see hope. We are all waiting so long for promised features such as communities - where are they, why is there no update? Shall I visit github everyday or just start to be witness too, maybe I hear ore then?
Oh well ...let’s see what EOS can change 🙀
Nobody can predict the future but for now I write because I enjoy telling my little stories and collecting STEEM I either keep or exchange. It’s that simple. I refuse to focus on the “unfairness” of this platform. We deal with IT every day in our lives. Why would it be different on a social media platform? That’s “wishful” thinking! I am learning to find my place where I can help to create harmony as much as possible.
So ist es richtig! Daher lass ich meine Emotionen meist aussen vor in letzter Zeit :-)
Ist auch besser so! Wenn ich los lege, wird’s meistens heavy :) but also misunderstood or maybe even misinterpreted. It’s not easy sometimes when you don’t feel nor see the person you talk to.
BTW : check this article! Quite interesting
https://steemit.com/eos/@inertia/til-dan-larimer-left-steem-because-it-was-unfixable#@dan/re-inertia-til-dan-larimer-left-steem-because-it-was-unfixable-20180113t130002600z