RE: 'This Platform Returns Value To Those Who Create Value' - That Was The Original Idea Of Steem According To Ned Scott (Amsterdam 2016) || Are We Still Following The Same Vision?

[torico]

In some ways I agree with what you are saying. Steemit has some big issues that need addressing. but I differ with this statement: 'There is zero solidarity and team spirit on Steemit.'

I encourage you to come over to the Peace Abundance and Liberty server on Discord. We have over 8000 Steemians in our growing community, and a bunch of dedicated people who volunteer their time and talent to keep it going. We have radio shows with panel guests who discuss issues and how we might better address the issues you mention.

If there is solidarity and spirit to be found anywhere on Steemit, it remains with the core group at PAL, and the people that have passed through there. These people have gone on to create and build their own servers and to fortify others with their efforts. Let me mention a few.

Rhondak and GMuxx of Writers Block, InquiringTimes of Newspeak, Poeticsnake of Dolpin Coocoon, SirCork of YouAreHope, MarkyMark of Build a whale. These are just a few of the awesome people who have team spirit. I havent even mentioned the whole of the PAL team, starting with Aggroed.

Look around you. There are a lot of good people here working towards goals. 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.

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[sircork]

Love you and miss you pirate pup. <3

[torico]

hugses muah!

[surfermarly]

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 :-)