The Russians have decided to spin their own copy of Steemit, called "Golos" ("Voice"). In fact some of our accounts are already on their network with our September account balances.
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Would you try to login with your Steemit password on the Golos network (which you can do, if your account was ported), or do you fear that your Steemit account may be compromised by Russian hackers?
As far as I understand, they've decided to link their new social currency to gold, not the US dollar, as it has been historically more stable. Of course, the idea of the developers is not only to create a Russian version of Steemit (which is a much smaller market than the English speaking world), but to get rich by emitting (mining) the bulk of the initial cryptocurrency.
Do you think Golos is just a get rich scheme, which will benefit only a couple of people, or do you think that free thinking Russians finally understood the value of a non-censored media in promoting a democratic society, and will risk getting in trouble with their authoritative government for protecting their country's future?
Would you repost your Steemit content there, as you would get the chance of becoming a Golos whale, by entering at the very beginning?
I'd love to hear your comments!
p.s. At the moment the site is down again - I guess the developers are having trouble. The official launch is scheduled for today, at 14.00 Moscow time (something like 12.00 in the EU and 5.00 in the US).
So, in Golos' White paper, under "Reasons for the [Russian] fork" I read that the main reason for establishing the new network is that according to the founders' calculations, Russians on Steemit (as a whole) are making a total of $20 per day (which is absurd). Therefore Golos is created, so Russians can make more money from their publications.
So, instead of learning English and getting your work in front of more than just Russian speakers, you prefer to create a small Russian only network, with its own currency.
It's like USSR again - shielded economy and weak currency. I didn't find any information on the distribution of wealth - does it resemble the communist idea of equality, i.e. is everyone guaranteed an income, or do people actually have to post original content, to get rich, similar to capitalism?
And if the price of Steem is falling, despite the size of Steemit and slowly emerging services accepting Steem, what will happen with Golos' currency?
No need to take offense. Russians are good programmers and are known to take the wrong road for a quick profit - take a look at WordPress attack statistics. While it's not difficult to figure out that two websites shouldn't have the same login credentials, you will agree that out of laziness, many people will login to both networks with the same password. If I'm not mistaken, the Golos FAQ explained that it's possible.
I understand Russian - thanks for the link! I'll be grateful if you can sum up the main benefits of Golos versus Steemit, as you seem much more knowledgeable on the subject!
For me personally I will not be there as the extra time commitment is not possible. However this new wave is just as ground floor as Bitcoin was and I am glad to be on the original.
Ha, interesting comparison. Do you think there could be as many social networks as cryptocurrencies?
Success in any venture will bring the copycats... yet it seems each time the original maintains it's status as the standard.
I'll agree with you in this case - in fact I've just read part of Golos' White Paper and the reasons behind establishing the new network are silly. You can read the reply I just posted to another user, on this article.
However, it is very much possible that the early adopters of Golos will become quite rich, before its currency loses value, just like Steem.
If you are a russian speaker, why not to try Golos? English stops so many people who want to join. In the same moment they understand they will have here nothing because of poor english or using another language (not just russian). So... why not? Or somebody against people who want to earn couple of penny?:))) Just remember how much steemians got in August, and what they have now.
I'm not against people making money. I just find it strange that because people are unwilling to learn English, they give up on international exposure. Would you rather have your article seen and upvoted by 100,000 users or 10,000 users? Do you think the currency of a smaller network will fare better than Steem, which is currently losing value? Will any exchange accept Golos, when only two accept Steem at the moment?
Maybe you are right. I should probably sign up and try to become a Golos whale. And then cash out, before the Golos currency inevitably depreciates tremendously. But in the mean time I might learn some Russian - which I certainly can't speak or write well at the moment.
100,000 readers or 10,000 readers - this is not just about english or any other language , but so many factors (interesting idea, theme, writing style etc.) creates number of readers. The system of Golos will be little other. Here already a lot of information why and what exactly guys changed. Maybe, they are wrong, maybe it will work... who knows? Time will show. Just it seems that here some people are so jealous... Why? - that is a question))
If you're referring to me, it's not jealousy that I feel, but complete astonishment at the nationalistic (it's not patriotic) decision behind the establishment of Golos. Of course, this is just the front of a get rich quick scheme - you will see what will happen to Golos' currency in a couple of months, when it will be worth less than the already devaluated Steem.
You are right, we will see. But why not give a chance for guys?))
I honestly hope it works - Russia needs a free medium.
I've been against the idea from the moment I heard it, it still seems like insanity to me to fork the chain over this. On day 1 we have half of the witnesses from steem over there, a bunch of english content, and new founder-whales with massive GP.. It seems so familiar.
That said, I've made a version of steemviz called golosviz , and posted it - At least its simple to adapt the existing tools :)
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