I don't want to use
To be on a site means you want to 'use' it on some level...Right?
MORE free
NOTHING is really free. That's the problem with today's economy...FREE.
I respect your perspective; but, I believe it increases value to have commitment; be it in life and/or social media. I get it. I hate having to sign in to use Pinterest. That's why I don't use it often.
The goal of Steemians is to increase quality bloggers/vloggers who are passionate about working to make it competitive...to make it grow.
In all honesty, if someone wants a 'free' platform, there's FB, and others. Oh, my bad...I can't use FB without signing up....I hate that; which is why I don't do FB unless I have to.
On the other hand, I don't mind one iota having to sign in to Steemit EVERY day; thus, my belief that having the pop up would encourage 'serious' people wanting to earn while adding to the platform, in a way that will attract investors, is crucial for preventing huge discrepancies in ?people who are all about the FREE; and never the tip.
bait and switch
Imo, Steemit has been anything but this. Never in my years of blogging have I grown zero wealth into what's in my Wallet as we speak, with a huge blessing to invest without coming out of pocket. Btw, what you see is a percentage of what it was a few short weeks ago, when SBD topped ~$15. All praises to God.
Perhaps, you should research a few more testimonials. I know you're new; but, with quality work; and a passion for creating, you might find you have a different perspective later on.
Best regards.
Peace.
I didn't say Steemit is a bait and switch, nor did I say I don't want to use it. Please don't quote me out of context.
I said it WOULD be a bait and switch if you showed them a teaser of an article and forced them to log in for the rest, especially if the article was indexed by google.
And I said I don't want to use pinterest. This is because I use google images and very often an image from pinterest is indexed there and is indistinguishable from the others. Pinterest then forces a redirect and tried to urge you to sign up.
Such tactics are insidious and if Steemit ever did anything like that, I'd think twice about supporting it.
Besides all that, there would be no benefit in having lurkers sign up -- they would have no steem power and their upvotes would be meaningless. If they want to MAKE crypto by blogging, they will be motivated without popups.
The system is designed to encourage interaction and community. Lurkers have no value, so why not let them have the content for free? At least it brings them to the site and makes them aware of it.
They may one day become converts and start interacting, so there is really no downside unless you get precious about copyright and intellectual property.
Interesting observations.
Peace.