There was a time before when I perceived an element of the Gift economy in Steem. I no longer have that impression. I’d love to discuss this at some time and get your thoughts on this article I wrote about it: https://steemit.com/gifteconomy/@stellabelle/the-reason-you-don-t-understand-steemit-it-s-like-a-gift-economy-not-a-commodity-economy Mind you, when I wrote this there were no bidbots and everyone looked down on the idea of someone selling their votes. This path of Steem has a lot in common with the Tale of the Warm Fuzzies, and what’s happening with everyone wanting an immediate ROI instead of bestowing their votes onto others. We have a cancerous version that was never intended by the engineer behind Steem.
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Stella, I'd love to dive into that tomorrow after I've gotten some shut-eye and my brain's working properly :-) It will be fun to trade perspectives, since you got to see the early days. I've experienced some beautiful instances of giving on this platform, too— like rays of sun through a monsoon.
Yes of course, take your time.
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