Steemit claims to be the future of social media but I don't see it. I come from a background in business with a fascination for marketing and understanding consumer needs/desires. I don't see Steemit meeting these. Now I know there are a lot of you out there who are all in on Steem/Steemit being the future along with other digital currencies and blockchain-run platforms. Explain to me from your perspective how the general public will catch onto this. I just don't see the average consumer jumping ship from traditional services to a highly technical service like Steemit.
Note: This isn't an aggressive challenge. I just don't understand and I was hoping to learn more through your responses. I may still disagree with you, but I may learn new information that changes my mind. Who knows?
Steemit is not the vehicle for mass adoption. The killer dApp may be blockchain-powered, even Steem powered, but the end user will have no idea the blockchain is there, or very minimal understanding. Steemit is a social experiment to show proof that Steem’s freemium infrastructure can work at scale.
Steem thrives due to high development velocity, and healthy ecosystem of applications (Steemit is only one app). Steemmonsters and Actifit use the same infrastructure as Steemit, for examples — there are several more. These apps are being used daily by hundreds of Steemians. For reference Steemit sees ~50,000 daily active users.
Steemit is not the future. Steem is the future. Steem (Blockchain) != Steemit (dApp). This is a common misunderstanding.
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Thanks for your input, but do you think Steem can be the future even though most people don't understand what Steem is?
Yes absolutely. Billions of people use Facebook and have little to no understanding of the underlying infrastructure. HTTP protocol, React.JS etc. Steem is a layer in the stack just like those. Way back when someone probably said something like “HTTP is the future.” While vast majority of people had no idea what HTTP is or does.
Steem or something very much like Steem’s freemium transaction model will take off. The advantage Steem has is thousands of users already transacting. Steem has also been through 20 hard forks now. Each fork is a significant step, adding new functionality and addressing known issues.
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Great point! Thanks for sharing.
I for one hope so but i think it is unlikely that a platform like steemit will ever replace a centalized social network.
Nice post
Yes, I believe the technical language that is so central to this community will never be shared by the general public and will serve as a barrier to Steemit ever replacing the traditional social network.
One of the points I often make about enthusiasm over cryptos in general is that a good deal of the US population is still the older generation that can hardly work their tv remote, printer, etc. Swathes of the population have never heard of cryptos and even less own or use them. Another thing that I see as a hurdle is the sheer amount of cryptos and how many are essentially digital ponzi schemes that fail.
To sum up on your point though, I think Steemit has a lot of potential for growth, but I dont see any platform being David to Facebooks goliath in the near future. People seem to love giving up their privacy to be data-mined and have their thoughts herded.
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Agreed, I also think that people tend to ignore what they don't understand, which in this case is cryptos. Until a generation comes that is educated thoroughly on crypto, I agree that no platform can be the David to Facebook's Goliath, as you mentioned.
nope ...i dont think so
Seems you're right...
i mean everyone knows steemit but ppl that really using it ?not alot so yeah
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