Nice round up of ethics for steem this.
@starkerz put it best in the @steemcamp-uk meet on Thursday I think...
Set up a business or project that's going to encourage people to buy steem.
Obviously that's quite broad, but I get the feeling <0.1% of steemians have that mindset.
It comfirmed a suspicion that's been at the back of my mind for a long time - most of the content on steem has almost 0 value, blogging to get upvotes to get paid maybe isn't sustainable.
Even if that's how I earn on steem.
I say maybe... it's something I need to think through...
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blogging for the sake of blogging is not sustainable.
Blogs only thrive when the content creator provides value to the reader. When the creator shares content that people are looking to consume or creates products they want to purchase then a blog will thrive. That's true in the fiat world and on here.
Business models and good content creation needs to co-exist on the platform to give it diversity. The greater the diversity, the greater the appeal to the masses.
On another note, @steevc forgive my blatent promotion but when you mentioned voting for witnesses -- a great time to get an idea of what a Witness is about is when they participate in a chat. The next Witness Chat in the Steemit Ramble is Wednesday, Dec. 12th at noon EST / 5pm UTC. All witnesses are invited to take part as is the rest of the community. It had to be rescheduled when @ned rescheduled his livestream for the same time it was originally scheduled for (Tuesday at noon EST). That will work out okay though as we'll be able to discuss the livestream during the Witness chat.
I've been hosting these chat once a month for several months. Those attending find them interesting and informative. The link to the Steemit Ramble is in my signature.
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I basically agree. I missed the last one because I basically forgot it was on the post SF3 scatterbrain phase, but I'll defo attend the next one.
They are well worth a listen and the feedback from that livestream should be especially interesting!
maybe we should start a forum of AWESOME business ideas or steem projects that people could run with. I have ideas but Im not a developer and I dont always have time but I bet theres a lots of great talent out there that could run with some of the brilliant ideas lurking about
Not all of us have a business idea, but we can do little things to help. What @starkerz and @oracled are doing is great.
Very nicely said!
There were some interesting ideas in that discussion ... I think powering up (as individuals) is part of the same principle. The value of the content is about attracting and engaging other people, not everyone is a blogger in the writing sense, some people just want to share small things - gardening, crafts, baking - with other people who will enjoy them; but I think the purpose (or value) of this is about wider distribution of the coin and the new affordances that creates.
I agree..think I'm gonna wait for a bit now though. This downtrend doesn't show much sign lifting but then again you never can tell.
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