Steemit has some big issues that need addressing. but I differ with this statement: 'There is zero solidarity and team spirit on Steemit.'
Please excuse, it seems that I didn't explain my point very well here.
What I meant is that there is no solidarity when it comes to address the main problems Steemit.com has.
I know that there is a discord server and that 100% of the real conversations are taking place in chatrooms and not on Steemit. I've been part of Steemit's Outreach Project for a couple of months, so I know what it means to work in task forces that aim to make Steemit a better place.
That's not what I wanted to focus on. My issue here is that the main problems are not addressed:
- There is no balance in Steemit's eco-system, and wealth is distributed among a few - as long as that doesn't change the platform won't ever be able to grow considerably.
- As a consequence of the first point: the only valuable content on Steemit is cryptocurrency talk. That's a huge gatekeeper maintained by the most powerful.
- There is no onboarding strategy, and people don't know the rules, cultural values and etiquette when joining the platform, thus the established users don't teach the new.
These should be top priorities in 2018.
There are a lot of good people here working towards goals.
Yes I know. Everybody is working on something. But we're not working all together in order to bring this platform to the next level.
Shit rolls down hill, so as long as the most powerful in this network don't have any interest in changing a thing, nothing will ever change.
Just as in any community, there are a-hoes who will only look out for themselves and try to take everyone down. It's up to the rest of us to speak up.
Guess why I wrote this article :-)