I have commented on this topic EXTENSIVELY, and have nothing to show for it. You will get absolutely no reward of upvotes from whales and no responses from whales other than to say, "You're just a complainer". Which only serves to alienate those that have a different viewpoint. Money buys speech here, it's obvious.
And it is absolutely not about envy. That is the excuse those that have power or want power use to make it seem like those that don't agree with them are not worth listening to.
This community could be so much better, but the desire to hit critical mass ASAP and keep the platform alive literally censors free speech right in front of our faces. There is NO incentive whatsoever to say something that users perceive will harm their chances at making a lot of money.
Could someone that either writes better, thinks better, or is better than I am pick up the torch and get this message out? I'm seriously beyond frustrated trying to get people to hear this message.
Yes! Free speech. We Krills cannot contribute in our own little way so to speak because anything that isn't status quo ain't so pretty. Steem power is so directly linked to user contribution that is the problem, unless everyone who reads your post upvotes it or a whale does magic on it you won't get attention, which means no replies (the real value imo) therefore no debate or discussion.
It kinda sucks, and the only way for change is for everyone to start demanding it.