My $.02? This drama crap is old. Oooold old already. Hajin wants to start a pay service? I'm good for $10 or 20 a month. Haejin wants to move to another platform? Right on, Steem is awful. This bastard child of Reddit with all the luxuries of a Craigslist interface is something I would walk away from and never look back should Haejin find a new platform to use.
What's playing out here is exactly the reason why self-governed communities like this never flourish--the system abuses, the jealousy, the free for all...best of luck. I came to Steemit because of Haejin back when he had ~800 followers, and found the user interface/site navigation so dismal and lacking, the few attempts I made to explore ended in frustration and disappointment. I HOPE this drama makes Haejin pack his bags; I'll gladly follow him. I have no time for these childish squabbles.
Agree. I'm new to Steemit and was interested in the payout formula (esp. could be good to freelance writers, considering places like HuffPost sometimes don't even PAY), but currently there is no way serious writers would come on here. It looks scammy as hell and the UI is way worse. It just looks not credible, even if their potential financial rewards would be better than say, Medium.
Also, the community has the potential to be super toxic.
Yes the platform UI and UX are awful, I think most users agree on that. If there are no changes to this in the 2018 update then we know that they have no intention of fixing it and then I will only be here to follow @haejins posts even though I actually like the idea of Steemit. The user-friendliness is lacking to say the least.
@psychoserenity if you are here as a serious writer, there is a community on discord that would be of value to you. It works with the serious writers on Steemit.
Networking is how you develop yourself on here.
Thanks for bringing to my attention - I'll check it out/think about it. I'm doing relatively well in writing "IRL" in terms of recognition and placement, and a problem with online v. literary spaces is that they are currently a bit incompatible - a lot of prestigious literary magazines will not accept work that is published anywhere else, and often that includes blogs and other online platforms. I might be shooting myself in the foot.
Essays/articles however, follow a different set of rules where it's not 100% disqualifying for it to be previously published.
We all Hope that.