I am not too positive about whaleshares. I wrote quite an elaborate reply about it here.
I'm basically scared that, once they hit open (Steemit) market, there'll be many whale votes for random content, just because someone had such a token. Cat picture? I'll upvote this with my token! One food picture? Definitely deserves my token and a massive whale upvote!
People who are already frustrated that the posts they've worked hard on go unnoticed, will get even more frustrated to see content like that getting a lot of payout, while their detailed recipe post with step-by-step pictures gets $0.01. It already happens now and I worry that it'll just happen more with whaleshares.
I can see your point. I do need to learn more about how they plan on implementing it. Have you heard anything from fuzzy addressing your concerns after that longer reply you made?
If there is some method in place to keep whaleshares going to users who have community and substance in mind, I think it will be a great thing. If they just go to the highest bidder or people who know how to navigate the system, probably not. But I see these thoughts seem to be a common theme in discussions about whaleshares so I am hopeful.
I did not get a reply on it yet, sadly... was hoping someone there would convince me of the use of it.
He seems quite swamped. You can try the discord chat if you want to reach him, he's slow to reply but he usually does there. you can talk to @jphenderson (TheWalrus) too, he seems quite involved in the project and he is really helpful.
I hope it is soon ok