There seems to be a groundwork of basement dwellers on steemit, who consider this network their own (little Internet sneaks probably create a considerable part of their income, this is important), and the founders don't want to lose them as they are basically the only ones who so far found a use for steemit.
As I wrote elsewhere, steemit, a comparatively bare and featureless, even chaotic network, cannot otherwise compare. It is basically a marketing outlet and public raison d'etre for the steem crypto and its blockchain...
So here enters haejin, a zen sort of technical analyst in the time when crypto is booming, and that changes everything. Here's an entertainer stranded in a backwater, and they're of course trying to protect their habitat.
I think @haejin might be best off using what other youtubers are using, patreon account etc., also post at other social networks (not much more work, same materials, he will have 100k or 500k followers in no time-kaboom!), and diversify... so steemit can keep being the backwater it used to be.
You made a good point in diversifying. Write in various platforms and see how each one turns... sort of trying markets. @haejin publishes his videos on YouTube and posts on Twitter. I guess since he posts about cryptos, Steemit made sense... we'll see
I agree with you both. Also, note that "SMTs" are coming -- Steemit Media Tokens, which will allow for the creation of many other similar social media sites. Ones perhaps in which "downvotes" cost three times the power, or, perhaps aren't allowed.
Appics is the first, http://www.appics.com/
minds.com should be a natural, they already have a payment system - and they give you free "steem" for just hanging out there, so you can boost your or other folks' posts.
They're lacking a crypto and might be interested - they are a full-fledged social network even though still in beta as well, lots of political youtubers fled there during the recent purges ;)
I'm also mainly on Google Plus since years, it's a decent network which mostly guarantees that your posts have much greater influence on the Search Engine
These people aren't basement dwellers....they are lower than hammered S#*T , may they be returned 10 fold in the energy of what they post... So mote it be... I have nothing to lose here... I only support Haejin & his supporters as he has something worthwhile to share ...I am not interested in HATE, or JEALOUSY only in positivity , sharing & community.... so get a life & if you don't like it....don't read it.... it's better than you asinine rants....
Replied to @znog who replied to you, replying here as well -- I mentioned SMTs, Steemit Media Tokens, and the first one, Appics -- http://www.appics.com/ -- and noticed that their pre-sale starts in two and a half days!
I'm staying out of ICOs for now, I much prefer the TA I'm learning here.
You're right about the backwater here, I have a feeling more communities will be forming in short order.