You are right...people are too into the quick return and the fast money.
It takes time to develop a platform such as this. We are at the early stages of a very long transition away from the siloed internet to one where people freely enjoy the rewards of their efforts/contributions. Perhaps I take too much of a "philosophical" view on this but I am firm in this believe. We are starting the process of a radical shift.
Mindsets like the one pointed out in the post are the only thing that can derail it. Is this any different than how Zuckerberg views the world...he is out to get for him (although I will say he does at least bring some long term view to the table unlike the poster this article refers to).
In the end, we are the only ones who can botch this thing up.
People like me that are afraid to speak up because they will be ignored by whales should speak up. Maybe join healthy groups that bring a bit of protection from the whales. I spoke about this in the past and most of my rewards disappeared.
Yes that is a legitimate concern. They have the ability go gang up and really take away someone's reputation for which it will take them a long time to get it back.
It is one of the flaws in the system where the power is not even remotely distributed in a equitable manner.
I've been through the flag wars, I'm talking about being on a whales voting bot list and then being dumped when I question the systems integrety. This system seems to be designed for investors not content creators so they can skim the cream off the top...
Ah the proverbial bit the hand that fed you idea.
Yes that really sucks what happened to you. It seems that this system is tilte din the way you describe. The good content is a secondary consideration. Too many times I witnessed a good night post get $100.
Oh, I know, but this is the way the world works. I came here thinking that maybe we could change that....you know, the starlets and stars that suck the cock of the producer to get the a part in a production and then reap the rewards and don't say a word about the horrible behavior of the people in power and the system because they cashed in...but I was wrong. I'm not upset, I just remembered there is no solution to Samsara. Plus I made a bit of money before I fell out of favor. But I want to protect my investment and a wonderful idea that works for many people here, plus Steemit's big accounts are trashing Steemit's integrity and future and we need to stop it.