I don't like the "presumed" consequences of what it is like for someone if what @shayne is saying is actually true. If an army of followers of a whale or two decide to make you a target and collectively flag you, that opens the door to censorship. And that opens the door to contrarian points of view not being heard. Just because 99% of the sheeple all believe the same thing...it doesn't mean the 1% who take an opposing pov should not be heard. Many of the biggest trend changes in history came when the "1%er's" were not only not being heard...but being "censored" by the 99%ers. Steemit would be no better than CNN basically.
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Don't steal content...period
If you use someone else's content, credit the source.
Very simple to understand.
You do not have the right to make money on someone else's work
But then again, another steemian just posted something along the lines of >>> "I just made a shitload for a reason that I can't even understand"...and that one sentence alone "garnered" $23 for him...so far. The windup? Your opinionof the value of "content" may be "highly" out of whack so have a good time proving it isn't in a court of law. :-)
That has nothing to do with the topic at hand. This discussion is about stealing content, not the quality of content.
As for stealing content around here, courts aren't needed, you'll be flagged to nonexistance
You meant to say "selectively" flagged. A person with a rating like I have for instance has no power to get anyone censored. Others do. "Hardly" a system of equal "opportunity,"
You have the same opportunity to build your power as anyone.
Fact
I never argued that point. I simply stated that it is MUCH easier for someone with a following to do well. And if you do some research I bet you will confirm my "suspicion" that some are coming in from day 1 with a "built in" following from other social media sites. Again, that "skews" things a bit and puts newbies in a head wind. Go ahead and try and compete with Amazon in their new venture with Whole foods as another "real life" example. You can't becuz of "scale"...your new and improved and "potentially" better idea may be doomed from the getgo...just becuz of simple herd mentality.
You're right. We should just all give up now.
Lol
Just give up Shayne... It's rigged @shayne how you doing this week on steemit?