bid-bots change the distribution of rewards from 'quality' driven curation to 'purchased' curation. Whether this is good or bad is a values-driven position, not a quantitative 'provable' position
That's exactly the dilemma and for those of us who were lured here under the pretext of "quality" have struggled and @blockurator's point about the trending page is well made. When I first arrived, it was precisely what was on that page that sent me off the platform and into purgatory for nearly six months until I was persuaded to return.
I fully agree that the 'Trending' page is problematic.
I actually have begun to think that this was where the real harm took place:
Alas, yes. I fear that the horse has bolted.
I am working on a response for quill, but basically, the portion of the reward pool that is distributed to 'quality curation' will probably always exist, but there will hopefully be many. Currently there are 3-4 main ones, and some seem like 'quality' in there own way, so the revolution hasn't dawned on many.
I also believe that 'get paid to blog' was a short sighted tag line, and has led people to believe that something is being taken from them as more use cases come online.
As anyone who has blogged anywhere for any length of time will tell you. I couldn't agree more.
It's a perception problem. I'd be curious to know why you returned.
It is. And the answer is simple: @steemitbloggers aka #powerhouse creatives and things had shifted (too complicated to go into) so that I felt more able to participate. Participating and that community has had a ripple effect and through it I've, as it were, spread my wings....a little.
Awesome! That's good to hear. They're doing great things.