First of all it was really fun to read this 😁
Second, what you basically say is that steemit is broken. At least for the way the creators ever intended it should be. So you think it is possible to repair it?
I think I agree that it's broken. There are so many scams. And perhaps even more important, most new sign ups directly quit. The part that remains either doesn't earn a thing. Our they try to buy using upvote bots and some won and some lose.
But what if it wouldn't be possible to self upvote? And if paying for upvotes is not allowed anymore? Etc. Etc.
No. Incorrect. I never said Steemit was broken.
This post in particular was about how to get to the Trending page.
My previous post, which was more of a rant about the state of the Trending page at any given time, was intended to shed light on the fact that if people want to get eyes on their writing, then they're going to have to come up with a little money.
That said, what I think should be encouraged here is some curation by Steemit staff. Or some official incentivized form of curation beyond the 25%.
Of course, I'm also game for the laissez-faire system of letting the free market take its natural course. I have enough money to pay my own way so I don't really care. And I'm not a huge fan of welfare either.
The problem is that even if you write the most smashing piece in the world, you're unlikely to make any money from it unless it pleases the Steemit Gods AND they happen to be around to see it posted AND they actually take the time to read it.
The combined upvotes of thousands of people only amount to a couple dollars. I mean, all the $$$ are fake at the bottom of posts anyway because most of them are paid upvotes to push posts to the Trending page...am I repeating myself?
Lol, so it's not fully broken. But only most part of it 😋
Seriously you got a point. Most people can write a masterpiece without getting any or much reward. And once you are popular you can write shit and get nice rewards. Just because people blindly upvote your post. Which is easily visible when a post has 80 views and 250 upvotes.
But those upvotes can also be bought. Well in the end most people are really clueless.
So then I come to the conclusion, don't complain. Either you join them, don't care about ethics and try to grab as much money as possible. Our you quit. That last thing, quitting, is what most new users do 😥