Hello all. I usually don't get into these kinds of conversations on here because it really is not healthy for any of us. But, I just want to make some points.
Let me just say that it is quite possible to have blog posts as nice as @sweetsssj without a professional crew. To prove it, I will do a similar post as the one's she does and come back and paste the link here. I'll try to get that done in the next couple of days. Now, that's not to say that she does not own the blog and that the blog is not done up by professionals. That's not what I'm out to prove, just that it can be done. Which brings me to my next point.
It really does not matter if the person in these blog posts is the blogger or not, nor does it matter that she chooses to pay professionals to make the blog bling like it does. It really doesn't. It is good content and quite entertaining, as no one can deny.
Steemit is an open project where anyone can do exactly what this blog is doing, given the time, resources, drive and creativity. I see that as an opportunity. And as far as people upvoting themselves and not others is also part of this opportunity, which probably won't last forever, given the constant hard forks. So, if anybody can invest enough steem for their vote to be worth a few dollars or more and they upvote themselves and Steemit allows it, then more power to them (no pun intended but it fits). The Steemit powers-that-be are well aware of all the things that people can complain about, when it comes to those making all the money on here, and they can change it if they so choose. But until then, my advice would be to don't hate and emulate.
@randompic, taking a look at your blog posts, I see that you too could get your blog poppin' because you have good taste in random pics. That's a good concept, just ask UberFacts on Twitter.
My advice is when you see somebody ballin' on here, instead of trying to tear them down, do you best to see what you can learn about why they are so successful. Spewing haterade is not a good look and you never know who's looking.
Just my 2 cents.
Peace.
Thank you! I agree.
It does not matter. It is very realistic for her to do her posts. I mean come on.. The 'coding' she does isn't building a new software, it's making a blog post.. Very doable for anyone. I don't want to get too tied up into this, just @randompic, start chilling out please. You could be much rather spending your time doing something positive rather than trying to put others down.
I calling Catfish!! Max and Nev will help us figure this out!!! #CatfishSteemItEdition
I hear ya. What you are describing is called capitalism and it is in everything. My whole point is that there is no point in publicly ridiculing someone else's blog. Spin that anger energy into something positive for yourself. For example, look how long my response was to you and how long yours is to me. Both of us could have put up another blog post about something in the time it took to do this.
You are just as smart, capable and creative as anyone else on this platform. Live and let live and let Steemit take care of whatever. And if they don't, then you still keep Steeming. You can do it. Maybe we can come up with some kind of way to help each other get to dolphin status. That would be cool.
But, forget about being mad at somebody else because you feel they are not presenting themselves legitimately, it doesn't matter. This is a train and it's moving fast. You're in early. It's still in its infancy. Get on it before it gets to far up the tracks.