Wow! This was very well put. I'm new here on SteemIt so having decided to jump into the deep end of the pool (and invest my hard-earned dollars) has me learning to swim here at SteemIt in a big way. Your write up has really got me up to speed with what's going down here and of course having some of my own skin in the game makes me care about this place's well-being in all sorts of ways.
I guess, for me, the first question I have is, "What should I do if I notice bot activity on my page or on another person I follows page? Do I flag the bots post?"
You know... This is the only place in the world (that I have found) that really understands how money and influence are tied. I loved how you made the bullet point about money and the economic/spiritual evolution of people wading ashore here... People who are used to the dysfunction of the old slave system.
Your absolutely right... and the thing about this place is that if we all knew what we had our hands on here... we wouldn't have to resort to such debauchery. These things may have “worked” in the old world but the new world is founded upon things like integrity. And it is integrity that previously people didn’t have to care as much about. Before you could rob a bank and then move 100 km away and do the very same thing… No one knew the difference because they didn’t know who you were…
Although SteemIt (and things like it) is technically the new frontier for the modern age and many people think of it as the Wild Wild Web… (Or the worlds biggest bathroom wall! LoL!) In actuality concepts like integrity are more important than ever before… I mean seriously… Now, if you pick your nose, everyone knows about it in China… in seconds! That’s how important integrity is today!
This place is amazing and it is the only place I know of where I can actually buy influence... and influence is where true money is derived from. Money flows toward people who have authenticity and genuine care for the state of their fellow human beings and their ultimate evolution.
That’s what SteemIt is all about… It’s not a place to commodify your time and worlds into dollars… It’s a place where likeminded minds can meet and collaborate or people with differing values and views can sharpen each others belief and thought patterns through active dialogue. Communication and information is the source off all real power in this world and it is collectively how we change the world we live in… a place that is better for all of us. Where freedom and love abound and slavery, hate, and war are an ideology of the distant past. What we are doing here is of vital importance… and anyone who doesn’t get this isn’t a good neighbour and should be treated as such.
That’s my ponderings anyways.
Thank you for the great read! Please keep them coming! 😊
I Agree!!! Following you @newpioneer, have a wonderful day!!!