Very well said. And you are one of the few people already using Steemit for a long time and all think some things need to change. Cause when I asked a few questions as newbie I mostly received the answer that I should not complain for getting almost no rewards. I should work harder. And they say it's fair that some Steemonians of the first hour have earned big time. I still think that having a few ten thousands as reward is already quite insane, but whales with millions....
Anyways by giving these kind of reactions they seem to say, that greed is good and one can do anything to reach. That sounds much better than bankers 😬😜
I still think Steemit is awesome. In essence it could work for 98%. But at this moment I doubt it will. Neither that any initiative will make it work.
So if you can't beat them.....
The idea that working hard pays off is a half truth. Working hard always pays off more than not working hard, as long as you aren’t working stupid. BUT the reason why I don’t buy into that train of thought is that in our society money attracts money and power attracts power, growth and success are always exponential rate which encourages a wacky distribution of wealth. If you can make more money the more money you have and there is a limited amount of money, that means it become harder and harder to succeed when putting in the same amount of work. It’s great if you believe religiously in competition but if you believe competition is only natural in a state of lack...well then, you have a big problem with your system.
I don’t suppose we will be able to reform the system in a way that makes it sustainable indefinitely, but I do hope we can slow down this trend long enough for the greatest possible amount of people to significantly improve their circumstances without creating too many ultra power players who believe such extreme dominance over everyone else is justified and willing to protect it at all costs, that’s exactly why so many people criticize the state.