A raw, uninhibited, and brutally honest blog post I found recently. It was posted about a month ago. And really struck a chord with me as I'm sure with many other Steemians.
( Her post ===> Steemit - We Need to Talk )
So Who is The Author...
Goes by the Username of @zipporah. I have looked over and "digested" some of her blog content. And she seems like a really accomplished writer. Very articulate and a very vivid writer who expresses herself so clearly and eloquently.
I think she is a great asset to the Steemit community !!
Her Post...
It was in response to a blog post she had recently done. A really intimate and very sensitive look into a very sensitive subject. And doing it in a very courageous way. It detailed her life and her battle with depression and suicidal thoughts.
She put it all out there and it was just a really moving and inspiring post.
So Here Comes the Grumpy One...
Well..you can guess what happened next. Ole Grumpy Cat got whiff of this and the typical Meme telling the author they were in violation and had not been grumpy compliant and thus received a flag and downvote.
Her retort...
I commend @zipporah for not putting her head down and crawling off to the side like a defeated little puppy. She actually called grumpy cat out and really expressed her opinion about him and especially his unbelievable hypocrisy.
Of course many of us know this but if you don't...well the Grumpy one calls out people for using Bots like "sneaky ninja" only to Upvote himself $50, $70 or more in the same breath ( for a two line Comment).
Conclusion....
I think @zipporah aptly used a metaphor to describe Grumpy cat and his behavior or in this case misbehavior ; quote " Not only are you a self-proclaimed enforcer of laws you wrote yourself, you're no better than a crooked cop – the kind who pull you over, proudly hand you a citation, then take your wallet and empty it into their own, whistling as they walk off with a smirk, knowing you can't do a damn thing about it."
Pretty much sums it up perfectly.
I also think that Grumpy Cat should take it case by case when Flagging Steemians who use Bots like Sneaky Ninja. His main claim is people abuse it by using the Bot to make money with garbage and spam posts. Obviously, @zipporah 's post was far from garbage. It was excellent. So just another ongoing mistake Grumpy Cat keeps making with his self title of 'The Steemit Enforcer" :(
Cheers,
Robert
P.S. Be sure to check out her post at Steemit- We Need to Talk . The Comments are also very interesting as well and gives more insight to the problem with this kind of stuff going on at Steemit. Btw, I think she is a Steemian totally worth Following @zipporah
Thank you for this @robertandrew – 'tis an honor to be featured in such a thoughtful manner. I'm glad to know my writing speaks to you.
Apologies for my delay in responding – I've been offline supporting my partner whose father passed one week ago today. Thankfully, I saw your message just in time to still give you an upvote and resteem. ;)
Thanks for posting. According to bernie, I should "consider my account DEAD" because I dared to point out his hypocritical behavior on a similarly downvoted post. I don't understand why this type of abuse continues to be sanctioned on steemit. It's driven a lot of people away from the platform much to steemit's detriment and will continue to do so until downvoting abuse from bot farms is not permitted.
Yes @sc0ut. I agree. Big shame why someone can't do something about it. Why won't a big whale just knock him down with all their Power instead of the resistance whcih just does NOT have the SP to do it
Thank you for letting me know about this amazing content creator. Followed @zipporah immediately!
Thank you. ;)