Thanks for flagging. This reminds me of MySpace and Facebook.
So far what Dan has touched has turned to gold. From your post, if true, there is a clear and present danger to STEEMIT. Users will go where they can make the most $ and where the interface is the easiest to use.
I think there are some serious Steemit issues that aren't being addressed in a timely manner.
How about that whale that is supporting Haejin. It is within the rules, but there is something fishy going on. Haejin posts are not worth hundreds of dollars.
What about resolution of bots on Steemit? Marketing? Getting on more exchanges? What about tossing around ideas on making it easier for new users to get their content noticed?
Frankly I don't see a lot of improvement since I started and as I stated in a recent post, i've decided to initiate powering down. The first time I've ever done it (however I have not yet decided to withdraw my Steem).
Regardless, Dan or not, Steem should consider any competitor a threat and have a plan in place to counter and/or mitigate those threats.
Even before this post I think Steemit needed to address a lot of serious issues now before it's too late.
Thanks for sharing. voted and resteemed.
For me: My plan to to continue to use Steemit until something better shows up. At that point i'll do what everyone else does: tell their follower base to follow on the new platform.
Your thoughts aren't quite unlike my own! I'm not powering down per se, but that is also in part because my SP isn't that high yet.
And I do wish that the devs would indeed pay attention to fixing some of the issues. The current flag wars are bad, but I've seen them over and over in the past as well. And honestly, to me I don't really care one bit... the reward pool is being unfairly 'raped' daily by so many high level posters who, honestly, don't deserve that relative to what they put out. So when a bunch of them get into a fight... eh... whatever, that money was going to go to their kind anyway..
And it needs to be fixed, it should've been fixed and it's not healthy for long term sustainability.
On the other hand, I've been thinking that for the better part of a year and have been continuously proven wrong, and Steemit is doing better than ever despite me thinking this is unsustainable when I joined (I thought this due to exactly the same ridiculousy high earnings for crap posts).
Powering down is a step too far for me yet. I am still building my blog on Steemit, and need every bit of upvote power for my readers! But I do take out most of my SBD earnings to diversify. I feel this is the responsible thing to do. When in doubt, just do both and go 50/50. Works pretty well in crypto!
On the other hand, I've been thinking that for the better part of a year and have been continuously proven wrong, and Steemit is doing better than ever despite me thinking this is unsustainable when I joined (I thought this due to exactly the same ridiculousy high earnings for crap posts).
Do you mean "doing better" as in price? That could just be a bull market. It's hard not to lose $ in crypto if you invest in known brands that have a working product. I think it's dangerous to equate price with health of the platform.
So when a bunch of them get into a fight... eh... whatever, that money was going to go to their kind anyway..
I have sort of the same feeling, but I think we are all owners of steemit in a way and if we see something unfair or something that hurts the platform I think it should be called out.
I want Steemit to succeed but I also want to know issues are being heard and addressed. I don't see that.
Regardless, I'll work on a platform that gives me what I need. Right now, Steemit is the place and heck...if you are here and providing great content i'll be here to upvote and follow :)
Thanks again for flagging.
Yes, I mean better in price but also I think it grew in userbase.
And yes calling out abuse is fine, but it's a problem that this is the only power we have. Downvoting isn't even an option unless you have your own whales defending you. There really is nothing we can do except ask them nicely to stop..
I agree it would be very good to finally hear more from the devs. SMT's are nice but maybe some extra developers need to be found if there is not enough people to fix the existing issues as well.
But yes I agree, despite the issues, as long as Steemit keeps working, I'll keep steemin' !!
And thanks to you too!
Yeah, after i wrote it I thought that Steem can increase in price just from growth. I agree with all of your points. We continue as usual and watch the market closely :)
I agree. Problem is I used to support Haejin. Upvote everything and then summaries turned in to videos. YouTube turned in to dtube. I asked myself he is earning so much per post. Is more money with dtube really necessary or has it become more about let’s make as much money as I can make who know what happens a tomorrow. I am all for someone making money but you have to have balance. Haejin went from quality to quantity. I respect him but I am being really honest. That is my true feedback to him. When he started using dtube I was thrown off and I kinda stopped upvoting. I saw the amounts he was making and I saw what he was earning on dtube, and he absolutely put no summary on those videos so you have to watch the dtube video or you have no choice. If he has summary I will upvote but I rarely even read his blogs anymore.
I agree with all your points. What's happening with Haejin is clear abuse of the system even if it is allowed and it's ultimately hurting folks that are trying to add value to the platform.