Why this latest trend, could effect the long term growth of steemit .
I would first like to start this article by saying one thing , i am in no way against the consumption of cannabis and in my younger life smoked it rather more frequently than i should have. I believe thc and cbd , which are the 2 main active cannabinoids in cannabis, have beneficial pain relieving and potential cancer fighting properties, amongst other benefits . I have even seen reports of cancerous tumors being reduced in size from the application of cbd, so i know there are benefits to be had .
That being said , here is the problem........
There has been a growing trend as of late , with many people posting articles discussing cannabis. Many of these articles have bagged a rather handsome bounty for there efforts . This no doubt has allowed like minded users to speculate about posting there own article on the subject. Over time this trend will no doubt increase and news of this will eventually spread outside of the steemit world, opening up the floodgates for users to come to steemit solely to post these kind of articles.
A real danger........
A real worry is that steemit eventually could become a platform for more serious illegal activities, as more members join solely for drug related activities steemit slowly becomes the silk road of the social media world , which will make more mainstream and more valuable users look else where.
We have the power.......
With our current steemit population being closed off at the moment , we few are all in control of the content which ultimately will effect how the platform matures , there for , its down to all of us to push the content in the right direction . This may sounds like censorship to some out there but that is not where i am coming from , its more about looking out for steemits long term growth. What we forge in these early months of steemit will be the foundations from which it rises and without solid foundations no mega structure will survive.
Its up to you........
We all want steemit to to succeed in the long run and be the best it can be which makes it the responsibility of the whole community to do the right thing.
I am looking forward to hearing the comments as i know there will be people with strong feelings on both side of the fence.
@willbeonceagain8 The ideology behind Steemit is a decentralized social media site that curates its own content. Censoring content from gate would defeat the whole purpose why Steemit was created. I agree, let the community curate itself. Also, we need a diverse community. If you don't like the "pot" or "drug" posts simply steer clear of them.
If you are wondering why I downvoted, I will explain. Your post and suggestion goes against everything steemit is about. How can a decentralized, unmuteable network decide to censor posts? Does not make any sense at all. This is all about freedom of speech.
But after reconsidering it. I removed the downvote because you are entitled to your opinion as well, even if it makes no sense.
I think people will use Steemit as a platform to help legalize all drugs, and perhaps even change the power structure of government in the future.
thanks for the feed back, was kind of dreading the comments section on account of it being such a split debate. Its all in the best interests of steemit though. should be interesting