Diversity of people and opinions is one thing that sets this platform apart from other cryptocurrencies and which primes it for success like no other.
I just wish that it wasn't necessary for cleavage and breasts to be displayed in order for the ladies posts to do as well. Don't get me wrong, I am no prude. Just that I want the content to shine through and be rewarded on its own merits.
Sure it's a competition here and looks are obviously important, but as far as I can tell I've not seen anything other than "the beautiful people" do well, for the most part.
If more average looking people were promoted, I think more average looking people would take to this platform. This is assuming their content is strong. But, it's up to the whales to make that call. They dictate what others value, so.
That's my 0.002 cents
Great comment, thank you! This issue is a big part of the motivation for this post - I'm hearing a growing number of community members voice frustration that their posts make pennies for hours of work, while an attractive woman can post a selfie and make thousands. I've certainly spun a bearing or two watching a bikini-clad traveler be showered with rewards for doing little more than typing out an itinerary! But here's what I've learned:
Humans have always accorded beauty far more value than its utility would otherwise justify. It is frustrating but will never change. So you may as well enjoy the view and be happy the recipient now has a little more freedom to pursue their dreams.
People are drawn to glamour and beauty. Steemit needs a lot more users to hit critical mass. As unfair as those huge rewards might feel at times, the 'beautiful people' may well be integral to the success of Steemit. We know for sure all the other communities are just sort of getting by with neckbeards... so it can't hurt to try something new.
While there is no doubt that many/most/all 'beautiful people' won the genetic lottery, we can't discount the amount of time and effort that goes into 'beauty'. Most of those people are extremely driven, exercise religiously, eat incredibly healthy and spend a lot of time maintaining themselves. You can argue the value/utility this sort of thing has to society is marginal, but looking good takes dedication and hard work. So there is that.
If you had the looks, you know you'd do the same thing... ;)
Rewards will even out as the community grows. Whales are rewarding a lot of 'beautiful people' cause they know Steemit needs buzz to survive. A lot of happy, attractive people buzzing all over social media is going to do that.
Thanks again!
Right on all accounts.
Except the joke about "if you had the looks" ^^. I'm damn sexy! Well, compared to other minnows, perhaps.
The only thing I would add, and I said it already, is that it would be nice if more users could understand that it's ok to have people "whining". If the comments of the whiners are totally misplaced, then it should be easy to explain the error in their thinking. If it turns out the arguments are not convincing, then maybe the "whiners" have a point.
This place needs to promote civil discourse in order to have it be something special. We all loathe what has happened to other social media sites so to have a site that pays you immediately for your work AND to have it a nice place to be. That would be big and that is what I and I'm sure others want this community to turn in to, no matter how large it is.
If you're a nasty twit, you won't get rewarded (hopefully), but if you are a constructive devil's advocate trying to show others a different viewpoint, and you have solid arguments to back yourself up, I personally think that should be somehow rewarded. Just living in our separate echo chambers makes for a boring and less dynamic environment.
Changing gears. It would be great to see not only more women, but other nationalities, ethnic groups and such. If we want to have as large a community as possible, we need to include and seek out everyone.
We can't keep this place like some crypto world version of A Prairie Home Companion forever.
"Well, that's the news from Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average."
Keep up the nice work.
Well then you need to cash in on an intro post with some sexy pics! Should be worth at least $10k... ;)
I agree the user base seems to be mostly english speaking/western. Only a matter of time, marketing and language support until other cultures hit this up. Especially where the buying power of Steem Dollars is much greater. Imagine some African or south east asian countries being able to make a few SD a day? That's the difference between poverty and doing well.
Absolutely! I'm really hopeful that some, lets say, less than interested in the downtrodden users will finally be able to give some charity to others in foreign countries without having to actually "give" anything. If people could see what even a little chump change could do in developing countries they might be more willing to give.
Would love to see some of us with first world problems do something worthwhile for other humans. Really, I don't think a lot of us here have any understanding of what it's like in the rest of the world where people like us don't take vacations.
Full disclosure, I don't give charity either. So I'm talking to myself also. I'm no holier than thou!