RE: Why I removed all my posts!

I think this debate is blown out of proportion! If someone is sharing my pictures by crediting me for it I'd be thrilled. (Yes I've worked in web and print) Publicity is always welcome! Most people arguing here have zilch experience working in large news agencies/media outlets but have tons of experience sharing legal citations! The masses here need transparency in rewards but they cringe in discomfort when they see big numbers on any post other than their own! We are hypocrites! That's just human nature! We scream Ethics and apply it arbitrarily based on our whim and fancy!

The hostility witnessed on the platform in the past 24 hours is proof that we're here to trample each other, compete by any means possible! We arent here to succeed and help others succeed with us! Steemit is increasingly becoming an outlet to simply vent and rant about each other.

There's an old saying, "When two elephants fight , the grass suffers."

As the community grows in numbers, rising intolerance amongst each other will ruin this place! We must exercise constraint and be more compassionate! Let's think for a moment, "Has this debate resulted in providing any value to the original owners of the content you care so much for or for the community itself?" —The honest answer is Zilch! Nothing!

Those guys are out there creating new content, earning money from it and happy that their work is shared with the world! The publicity generated by reshares of their content is landing them 3x the gigs than they would have otherwise. That's how the real world works off of our computers!

If we feel that we are failing by putting all our eggs in the Steemit basket and deriving less than expected returns its purely our fault!

So Congratulations to all for arguing with each other!! I honestly wonder if we as a community have gained anything apart from negative emotions and ill feelings towards each other from this exercise in futility!