Nice input. I like your columns. Not sure what is this all about. I get that there was flagging for whatever reason, but I don't see why the comments has to get this much with just repeated cycles of the same meaningless ranting.
Someone is abusing the system. No one would do anything about it. Someone is complaining endlessly, many are listening. No one would do anything about it. Many are abusing the system. Many are complaining. No one is listening. Still the same results: No one would do anything about it!
Also, I am wondering why @techslut is complaining about @berniesanders's inappropriate language?
I personally don't like swearing, insulting or name calling. But I wouldn't call myself that which I don't want to be called either.
In that regard, doesn't Slut in @techslut's username has similar meaning to what Bernie used to call her inappropriately?
English is not my first language, so please explain that to me.
Note: I am not trying to take sides here and I am sorry if I offended @techslut or anyone. But there are many problems in this platform that needs dealing with before dealing with @berniesanders
Actually, dealing with such problems will eventually deal with the flagging issues as well and many other things.
I am thinking of leaving steemit as well, but not because of @berniesanders. Actually he has brought to light some issues that someone else wouldn't care or dare dealing with.
Anyway, it was tiring to read all this. Good luck everyone
Well, all I wanted was to reply to @sneak. But evidently I have poor aim.
You'll have to ask @techslut about her name. I can't answer that as I'm not her.
Vote selling is not a bad thing. It's just people freaking out about it. It actually gives people a way to use their SP to earn more STEEM without taking it out of the STEEM platform.
The more STEEM stays in the STEEM platform system the more it is worth on the crypto markets. The less that is available on the market, the more it is worth because it is more difficult to acquire.
Some people have the above idea backwards somehow.
Edit: I should also add that the value of the post payout depends on the market value.
The problem is there is no healthy, mature internal markets. There are ways to sell digital and real world projects and services and accept SBD at least but these are not known to most people. Until a currency has a healthy ecosystem, it is not a currency.
So. That brings us to people running crazy bot farms, voting each other up and posting over and over and over in one day.
Or, back to leasing SP. Now listen, there's something magically beneficial to STEEM for SP to stay inside the STEEM platforms. Something along the lines of investments in Steemit. It's in code in the white paper. If you find someone to decipher it completely, let me know. ... Because SP is beneficial to STEEM, then it stands to reason that people who have tons of SP should be able to some how use it to make money.
And basically delegated SP is redistributed wealth ... Which is suppose to be a fabulous thing these days so, I don't understand all the rage.
As to leaving Steemit, this is a good time to be a minnow. Just go read blogs. Find 20 or so people to stalk until you're friends. This is where you profit by making connections. Oh! And every week add at least 5 newbies to follow.
Just, let the whales blow and go. They'll either figure it out or run off your competition. The weaker ones go fast and the stronger probably won't bother to enter. BUT you'll have friends and friends are STEEM (or gold).
Nice to accidentally meet you.
Hi @marillaanne ,
It is indeed nice to meet you accidentally. I guess the rant here and your "evidently poor aim" were a good coincidence ;)
Thank you very much for the advice and the info. I agree, Friends are gold. Thank you for the reminder.
You have Got yourself a follower (or maybe a stalker :P). Hahaha :D
LoL maybe I'll take my own advice and get back to work. Following back.
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What issues did he bring to light?
Well! The first I heard of @berniesanders name was when he brought up the fact that @sweetsssj is selling her votes using the SP that @ned delegated to her. To me that is news I didn't know about and a call against someone "trotting the globe" (someone used this term to describe her but I don't remember who) in a fashion show, most likely using the steemit money she gained because of the delegated power.
You old users and big guys may know all about the corruption that is running around in this platform, but new users don't. They join after being promised a utopia of money, fame and fairness, only to find it is as corrupted as real life, if not more.
The fact that things are decentralized is what makes people run amok doing what they want to do to gain power and money however the methods are and no one would do anything about it.
If you say people shouldn't aim to join for money, then this platform shouldn't be advertised for money making. Which doesn't make it any better than other platforms really (maybe worse since its decentralized and has no rules or regulations). That is why people like @berniesanders, @sweetsssj, @earthnation, you and me can do whatever we want to do. Each depending on our own moral compass (depending on if we have any)
To someone who feels frustrated by all the corruption that is going on here, calling out @sweetsssj on what she has been doing is an issue brought to light. So at least we know that our failure of getting recognition for the hard work we put in here, is not because something wrong with us, but it is definitely because something is wrong with the platform.
Do I agree with @berniesanders for flagging everyone and anyone as he pleases? Not necessarily. But I can't do anything about it anyway.
Final note: I read almost all the comment threads here and I saw that you were flip flopping between defending @berniesanders and attacking him.
That was one of the reasons I dared to say
Can you be more clear about your position in regard to him please?