Fuck, man! This is the best rave I've read in the last 24 hrs. I have to add I've been learning the ropes here since I joined 5 days ago, and one of the most obvious thing you stumble upon are power relations.
I mean this platform is decentralised, which is great, but hierarchy is still very much in place... cause we just can't drop thousand of yrs of evolution as a collective animal IRL or not.
And I agree I joined, cause I'm a word addict as well, and I feel pretty much at home just creating content and exchanging ideas, which is what I do.
And I also have my day job, so I'd like to see some more sharing the wealth mindset, but in turn I see so many greedy scumbags here, that it's hard to look the other way!
Keep it up, man!
Thanks! I know what you’re saying about human psychology and it’s relation to the almost inevitable rise or hierarchy.
I just prefer to see people treat each other with more kindness, and compassion, and modesty.
I’m an obnoxious blowhard, but I’m aware of that fact and don’t try to justify it. (Because let’s be real...people like me get real tiresome real quick).
It’s such a silly quirk on Steemit that in a decentralized system where no one is forced to participate or continue participating at any time, people still feel the need to pander to the folks that have some money because they have money.
It’s awesome if someone has money. That has nothing to do with how people treat one another or out oit creative work on a decentralized network.
Thanks again for reading and for the comments!
I have to agree.... The whales can blow me... lol... I do agree with sharing the wealth. We all could use some love at times like these...