Steemit, and stinc, would benefit from making peace with it's content creators, imo.
The price is stagnating because the word is getting out that if you don't brown nose the haves, you will forever be a have not.
There is no point in joining unless you are already popular.
Now, there aren't many people in the world, especially in the developing world, that want to join in for more of the same crap they get handed in real life.
If I got to kiss butt on an old white dude to get a job, well, why would I invest into Steemit for more of the same?
Even if those white dudes ain't so old.
What happens, too often, if you ask me, is that folks come from nothing with fire in their bellies.
Even those that come from limited privilege often take off like they have something to prove, but just as quick as they get comfy, they lose that fire.
Instead of doing what it takes to keep stoking the flames, they begin to see what little maintenance of the fire that they can get by with.
Rather than infecting others with that fire, they damp it down, just to get by.
They have what they need, everybody else can be damned.
So, the trick is in keeping that fire alive.
We do that best by rewarding participants in the ecosystem.
Not just the already privileged, but the folks that have just walked in the door.
Steemit is better than it was pre hf19, at least now the math isn't so stacked against us, even if the socializing still is.
Whenever the privileged, by ganging up or just having a lot of money, pick winners everybody else loses.
That is just a fact of the Steemit math.
What do folks hear about us today?
Do they hear that we meet folks at the door, and make sure that their post gets at least a dollar, if it meets the barest of essentials?
Then how can we expect that folks will knock harder on the doors?
Maybe buy their way in?
The truth may be that we don't need more users, but that we should treat the users that we have better.
If you take the time to look over my introduction post's comments, you will see, clearly illustrated, why steem has failed to hit the stratosphere.
I have been made less than welcome.
Sure I exist on the fringe, but when those that team up to reap more rewards actively, consistently refuse to support those that don't meet their comportment standards, even after sticking it out for a year, why would a newb stick around for months of what I have been handed with no hope of change?
Especially, once the gangs drop them from their rolls?
If they are getting it for free from the gangs, why would they invest real money?
This is why I am adamantly against teaming up to reward folks.
Sure it looks good on paper, but it is artificial.
Rather than delegating your power, use it on posts that have 0 payouts.
They are harder to find now than they have been in the past, but I see them in /created/anarchy even today.
If you don't see many, that is because I voted a bunch of them.
Could you do the same?
Will you?
Have a perfectly peaceful day.
Keep working, stop paying. No war, but the class war!!
Viva! Tradeqwik, the exchange that pays you!
How to win in court for far less!!
All over the world everything is artificially my friend, I agree with you
'Better the comfortable lie than the uncomfortable truth', chaps my hide.
I'm not worth much I've only been here like 2 months but if I see something I like I give it a up vote. The way I look at it is I can post whatever I want without censorship and even if it only gets a penny it's more than I ever got from Facebook. Also with a few cents to be made I actually take pictures of things never did that before.
Yes, the new people don't, generally, have steemvoters or streemian trails, these, imo, are issues because it disadvantages everybody else.
And you are right, squeaking about details often neglects the overwhelming fact that we are better off with a Steemit that allows the wealthy to rape the reward pool than we are without one at all.
I just dream of the day that steem is allowed to actually care about it's users, rather than be controlled by supporters of the status quo.
It isn't easy to get handed millions of usd and not be influenced by that.
That much money alters your viewpoint.
Lol I'm so oblivious as to what goes on here. I guess I never noticed this before because I stay out of hot or trending. I really only pay attention to the people I follow and who follow me.
I can only take sooo much of hot and trending, then I have to go to created just to get some normal back into my life.
I can only take so many 'look at me I canz travel' and latte arts before I gotta change the channel.
I know I should just let the matter go, but they keep claiming to support free speech, and the folks that speak it, and I hate liars, with a real passion.
Bullies get my goat, too.
My friend I write about interesting facts that in other social networks gaining a lot of views, but there is only a lot of accommodation. Just have to do everything sincerely)
Yep. they told me when I got here that only corporate safe posts would be rewarded, and they continue to double down on the policy even when it has driven users away twice now.
When hf19 happened and even I was making 20usd a post, folks were happy, the price exploded and the user sign ups, too.
Now, despite their policy driving down the price, and interactions on the platform, they continue to only support corporate speak.
Then they claim to support free speech, which is just an outright lie.
When the head of the organization is corrupt, the organization follows.
I will try to do both, delegate because I really have no money honey, and vote vote vote.
Hahaha, I used to be 100% believer, innocent and sweet. Then steemit happened. I hope I won't get into trouble upvoting this post.
Just trying to put something on the dinner table here!
Lol, it is the chance we take being ourselves, some shallow folks may not be up to that level of honesty.
Have you dtube'd yet?
#dtube
People are so easily brainwashed here...
No, I will check it out. Thanks!
It is the curse of being popular, you have to fit in with the orders from on high.
So, not brainwashed, willing dupes.
Slaves embracing their slavery.
Not everybody is cut out for freedom,...
@wakeupsheeps just made me realize some other dirty things around here - like this Post
This is how some long-term steemians earn money and increase their rep? Earning $20 by mentioning the big guys and posting a place he hasn't traveled to with pictures taken from the web lol. I was feeling positive lately but now I'm on the other side again, because sometimes, it's more fun lol.
The only folks wanting to even out the distribution on the inflation are not capable of influencing the distro.
The math is so stacked towards the whales that the vote schemes make everybody else's votes nearer worthless.
The folks with enough influence to make a difference don't want to give it to anybody but one of their own.
They formed a click 18 months ago and until they surrender power through attrition, cashing out, or common human decency this is what we get.
I hope the price goes to a dime one more time so I can rake some in.
I hope they realize their actions if they want to continue this platform to exist, and for the talented new members, artists and writers to remain.