I've never really weighed in on this issue because even though I'm new here, I see the reality. Unless this behavior is programmatically stopped (at a code base level), this behavior, regardless of who does it, will be doing it. I see you acknowledged that in your post.
What that means for a newer person like myself is this: Unless my posting actually reaches an audience of some sort, it doesn't have the capacity to be upvoted. Not really. And then it needs to be upvoted by people who care and by people who have a lot of voting power in order to make a real difference in the pocketbook.
That's pretty discouraging.
I sat and did the math one day to see what it would take for me to actually purchase my way to being a "whale" here: --- it's not something I'm about to invest my money in.
Until that changes, this platform is pretty much a tinker toy.
Yes, you can "earn" for posting. Blah, blah, blah, blah.
I dunno. Maybe, it's just me, but I actually like to be read when I post. Otherwise, like I've said before, I can totally just keep writing in a diary. It might make me feel better to get something off my chest or to record something memorable for that day, but will it affect anyone else? Not until those words are actually read.
And I want what I write to affect people -- in a good way. In order for that to happen, it has to be actually seen.
Yeah i agree. The thing is, if i had to pay to promote my post, i can do it on any platform, may be once i have gained enough following, the payouts are better on this platform. I dont know because i havent yet found an audience that will upvote everything i post. And since i havent purchased steem and invested here, i am not in a position to complain.
Over time, i have found 10 people who read my posts. Which is ok for me. If in a year, i can have 50, even better. I am happy with that progress. But someone preventing me from doing it because they have a way to abuse the system is complete bs. As a new user, i have to work for every cent i make.
It will never be upvoted. The first post you make gets upvoted somehow and then everything will be covered under a pile of new posts. Which is why one has to interact with others, use other tools that support minnowse etc.
I had never thought of it that way but makes perfect sense. I can interact with the YouTubers who are posting here on Youtube. Most people on this platform willl blog elsewhere if they have to depend on a audience or care about having a large audience. Else collect SP, upvote yourself and you dont care whether this platform grows or not. Users dont need to come here. There are maybe 50 people who upvote comments on this platform, rest dont even care about those reading their posts. And unless, there is actual meaningful user growth, this platform is a great way for early adopters to keep receiving steem and cashing out, enjoy the party while it lasts.
The problem i have highlighted is genuine and will only increase as the platform grows bigger. Which is why i tagged the founders. At 46 level i have no voice, but its worth trying.
steemit is a playground for a little group of white boys that like bullying & blockchain. is there a founder that isn't? the fix is so easy: a single downvote should not wipe out what all the others want.
Well its stake based voting right now. And thus stake based flagging. The problem is how to prevent abuse of the stake. A single downvote can wipe out what others want but then people with large stake who see it at wrong should reverse the actions. That aspect is missing.
I tried upvoting your comment, but downvoted it by accident, then up and down and up and down and up and down --- it looks like it's up -- sorry! Wasn't trying to cause chaos.
No worries mate.
I've been saying the same thing for months. We need protocol level changes. Glad to see someone who realize the importance of such changes :-)