You are so fucking right about that and I will take it one step further to another problem that I see rising from that kind of behavior.
I really LOVE to get constructive feedback from others and from all the content that I consumed until now I rarely see people giving honest constructive feedback to one each other. Posts about photography, writing, graphic design, steemit promotion, you name it. I actually NEVER saw someone in the comments saying something which I will consider as real feedback.
I get that, it's what you said, good words most of the time equal to upvotes, and upvotes equal to money but that should not be the only reason. Feedback makes the world go round, that's the way to become better in whatever we do and that's why I am really skeptical on how we could work things around that.
Whenever I see a window of opportunity I am trying to discuss this with the rest of the community but I still haven't heard opinions from others. I would love to read what @kyriacos and the rest of you think about that.
I guess you NEVER read any of my comments then.
I'm one of those people who just have to say what I think, rather than what I think people will want to hear. It gets me in trouble and sometimes pisses people off, but I must be true to myself because I dislike fake people.
Maybe "NEVER" was not the appropriate word to use. I will change it and say most of the cases.
Steemit is a relatively small community but it's big at the same time, so it's highly possible for me not to stumble upon your comments or the comments of people like you and me who say what they think.
No worries. I have the bad habit of using 'never' where 'rarely' would be more proper and I'm trying to stop myself from doing it, so when I see it, I notice. When I notice, I must say something.
There I go again! LOL
Anyway... I'm happy to meet another outspoken person. These people are the ones that will challenge me and make me THINK! Being smug with the knowledge (or perceived knowledge) that everyone agrees with you is a great feeling, but it actually stifles growth because you just coast along with your current mindset and have no reason to even consider any other possibility. When someone challenges your ideas, you actually need to contemplate the reasons for your belief and in order to defend them, you need to consider and understand what the other person is saying. This might lead to altering your belief or at least learning something new about the views of others. To me, this is what growth is all about.
I couldn't agree more. You state it so well that I will save it for future use!😎
Thanks! What an honour. I feel like a celebrity now. Someone actually wants to save my comments. This is the real pay-back from a social media platform. I feel like I actually contributed something useful. Thanks again.