Edited to add: Holy shit, dude. Do you realize you edited these two posts 61 times? How's anybody supposed to have a conversation if you keep going back and changing what you said?
I may well have added important parts of it in an edit.
LOL, ya think?
why is the solution not being demanded at the code level?
I agree with most of what you are saying, but the fact of the matter is that changes to the blockchain will take a long time to incorporate. I believe we (Haegin supporters and Haejin detractors) have the means to settle this right now, at our levels. We have made significant progress these last couple of days, and I feel that we can continue to build on that progress, if only we can stop ourselves from getting side-tracked.
I'm not totally convinced that a change to the smart contract is absolutely necessary. Changes to the trending algorithms can be made at the site level. There are a number of things which could be done at that level such as
- Revamping the reputation system
- Separating the flag and downvote functions (not really, but they can change the perception)
- Making post payout perpetual (again, per perception)
- Requiring a comment for flags, or downvotes.
- Allowing OP to pick a favorite comment
- Almost anything they can think of in terms of presentation
All in all, I think have a lot more options than most of us realize.
They don't give a damn, thereby this network, clumsy as such, is turning more and more into a ghost town. Why would I even contradict anyone when that will reduce my influence to zero, while I can have an interesting conversation anywhere, at minds.com or Google and even Facebook ? And earning money is only possible with content for desperate people (like crypto junkies), or with the help of whales - thereby the one forte steemit is supposed to have turns out to be a real time-waster.