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RE: Confessions of a Self-Voter

in #steemit7 years ago (edited)

Actually I think 'each to their own' is exactly the attitude we need to be getting rid of. One of the main reasons I'm interested in Steem is that it is a system of collective governance without violence. But with the wider distribution of power, we have to hold each other accountable. In a representative democracy we expect high accountability from the small number of people with a lot of power. Why wouldn't we expect the same accountability from power held by many? It is the only solution to the tragedy of the commons.

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unfortunately the platform its self allows for 'each for your own' and too many with a lot of power take advantage of this.

We can not expect accountability unless there are standard setters. Greed has overcome many of the standard setters that I cant wait for the wider distribution of power and I am ready to set standards.

Obviously I want to make money, lets not pretend. Steemit offers this to me as equally as it offers it to everyone else. However how I chose to make my money on Steemit is a way that differs from many others....it might be a slower way and some might call me a nob, but as long as it feels right for me, then it works.

We can set our own standards. We don't need to look to someone else to set a standard for what's right, what's expected. As the stake (power) gets more distributed we will have to do this regardless.