@haejin, @berniesanders, It's really sad to see you guys throwing hissyfits with money that could change lives. $4000 will pay school fees for 120 people over here. Why not put aside one day and use it to upvote posts for an African charity like @reachout or global charity like @youarehope? A little constructive use of your VP won't kill you but will go a long way to redeeming your public image. Just saying.
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When they flag, the money isn't gone, it gets spread out to every other post. It's not lost... Just re-distributed.
I know, but they could've at least used that time to help others. So many unappreciated writers here. Seems if you're not posting about a steem app or python or some random blockchain then you deserve >$1
Personally, have lost faith in the whole thing.
But they are helping other users. The money they take away by flagging goes to ALL other voted users. I don't get your confusion.
Also, there are plenty of groups out there supporting content that is not steem related. See #steemstem for science content etc..
It should get to others in theory, but I don't believe it does. There are too many other whales/orcas/dolphins circle-voting for the minnows to actually benefit from the "returned funds". Only way to make sure a minnow gets anything is by manually upvoting them. This I believe is where our opinions differ.
My statements are not an opinion, it is just the math of the situation. You may not like the proportional distribution, but that does not detract from the fact that the flags in this case benefit everyone by taking money from large whales, and spreading it out to everyone else in the platform.
I came across a post where someone was being bullied by some whales for speaking against circle-voting and have now been massively downvoted for speaking against their actions. How does that benefit the reward pool?
Flagging is a two edged sword and until the rules are changed this site will continue to decline in value.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@ulqu3/re-retiredinsamar-i-ve-been-targeted-for-elimination-it-s-the-end-of-the-road-for-me-centralized-bad-players-are-taking-over-steemit-and-i-m-gone-20180615t094423769z
I'm talking about whales flagging whales. Not the flagging of small users.
Stop trying to move the goal posts.
You didn't watch the video did you @ulqu3?
After flags, funds should get to others in theory, but I don't believe it does. There are too many other whales/orcas/dolphins circle-voting for the minnows to actually benefit from the "returned funds". Only way to make sure a minnow gets anything is by manually upvoting them. This I believe is where our opinions differ.
I made a video to try and help Steemians understand the rewards pool and flagging better, I hope it helps you dispel some myths: