Do I have to buy 6 BTC worth of STEEM power to be a blogger? I've heard stories of people buying 6 BTC to STEEM Power themselves over the next 2 years. This makes sense to me. Will this end up being some sort of exclusive country club or do people actually share their STEEM Power with others?
The answer is no.
Start blogging right now.
Confirmed. The answer is you need to put in 600 BTC. FOr more information read here:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@compsci/200-likes-30-comments-usd5000-20-likes-3-comments-usd5-2-likes-1-comment-usd0-05
Some ultra master called "dantheman" and his friends control who gets paid.
Of course you don't "have to"... but it kind of seems like you do.
Ok then, if you still believe you "need" to invest before posting, then don't post. I can't convince you otherwise.
I'll give you my upvote.
Please reciprocate in my post https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@gustavopasquini/olympic-games-rio-2016-between-reality-and-hope
I will support you. Does anyone else want in our upvote ring?
you don't have to put a cent in if you don't want. Just post high quality posts and let others upvote you. You can then reinvest the SBD back into Steem Power.
I know that's the "official" stance and it may actually be possible... but I don't think that is how things are currently working with 90% of the stuff on here.