TL;DR
(it all)
I read it enough to say this
Advertising is like the camel in the tent door.
if you let it start
my experience with advertising
(I'm 66 years old)
is that it's
STUPID.
One of the reasons I'm on Steemit rather than FaceBook
(and I despise TV)
is
You can hide the ads, simple.
Yeah...I'm not sure why that's so hard to grasp.
ooooh...I suppose you've not been to those site where they detect your adblockiing software and have a hissy fit? Do you want Steemit to be that way?
nag, nag, nag....do this do that.
oh....are you guys in marketing?
Just read the post you're commenting on and you'll understand what I mean. The whole ad system would be designed as optional from the drawing board. I don't like ads any more than you do, trust me.
just think about the camel and the tent.
(cough)
you're in sales or marketing
and you ask me to
Trust you?
I'm not in sales or marketing. I'm saying I don't like ads anymore than you do, yet I see the value of the proposition here. I've seen how Reddit has done their advertising and could welcome the same here as it isn't in your face, like you're so afraid of. It can be done the right way but you think it'll just lead to worse.
We have witnesses that can reject bad hardforks, no? Have trust in them.
I've never been on Redditt
I do, however have over a half century
of experience
enduring Ads.
the start off 'tasteful'
then they're in your face
they always get worse.
I trust the witnesses I vote for.
I just can't help but worry more of the situation that we are in right now (no revenue) rather than of a situation we somehow could end up with (witnesses and community approving in your face marketing).
facebook is just sitting there
waiting for you.
Ooooh...I suppose you didn't actually read the post and what was actually proposed for advertising on the blockchain?
You didn't read enough to say anything relevant. Maybe try reading the post first, then you won't be arguing against things that weren't proposed.
I'd like to hear @ned 's opinion on this. You should try to make sure this idea of yours is heard by the right people. How do you feel about community tokens by the way?
I told @ned about it. He said he has been busy.
I'm not a fan of UIAs for Steem. I think there are better things to focus on for this blockchain. It cannot be all things for all people. Better to excel at the job it was designed to do, in my opinion.
I share the same feeling for now. Hopefully we are both proven wrong as more information comes. I'd rather see this implemented first.
It's the same issue that Reddit has. Most just read the header, not the actual content linked/written, yet comment with lacking information. It will just get more common here with time.