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march 3, 2023
5 years had passed since the last known manual curator went under. At every corner, vendors of quick and sure upvotes stood, waiting for a weary traveler to visit. For the right price, you could get a small but significant touch up to keep you running for another 7days. "The big five had all but abandoned us, now engaged in bid wars and supremacy battles for the highest amount of power," steem power" they called it. The whales, sitted at the high tables feed of the big 5. Developers became merchants, witnesses cared only for the mined steem, and god(@ned) had left us - the weary steemian
do not take this post as anything other than a discussion ground, it doesnt reflect the future or anything, just my opinions
hello world!
So in case you didnt know, the above fictional write up perfectly sums up what I wanna talk about today. First of, i must state that this post is simply to discuss a few things that had been on my mind for a while.
I never really had an issue with bid bots, infact I use them, i see them as a way to help out those with low earnings and boost the moral or should I say, encourage small earners to continue using the platform. We all know how tough steemit can be and like many now say amd me too have come to realize, your input may not necessarily = your output at times. You pour your heart and soul into a long and amazingly researched post, only to find out that you get nothing in return.
Now i do not have that problem, but seeing my community members complain on a daily fills my eyes with tears. If only i could have a place to store and utilize these teardrops.......... 😉
The chaos and a theory
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Im a long standing believer of chaos theory and fractals about them on here before, and for those who dont know, it all boils down to the saying that "if something has the tendency to go wrong, it will go wrong and in a spectacular way" it deals of unpredictability and the favt that circumstances cannot be predicted. In certain complex situations.
Think the stock, forex or crypto, these sre all very complex structures, having input from bots and humans alike, chaos theory tells us that no matter what you may think or say, the outcome of a certain days event cannot be predicted.
I first heard about chaos theory while reading jurassic park, and since then I have been fascinated by it. Another part of chaos theory is the event of fractals, now for those who do graphic design, you probably recognize fractals as patterns or art that consist of one repeting pattern, no matter how far or nesr you zoom in. Fractals are real world phenomenon which states that big complex events, or shapes or structures or whatever, are simply repetitions of. The same pattern, all bunched up together in a never ending chaotic pattern;
A fractal is a never-ending pattern. Fractals are infinitely complex patterns that are self-similar across different scales. They are created by repeating a simple process over and over in an ongoing feedback loop. Driven by recursion, fractals are images of dynamic systems – the pictures of Chaos.
fractals
for further study on chaos theory and fractals, check the links below
The steem And the chaos
Now I dont know about yall but I see steemit as a complex system, a system compromised of bots and human actions, a system that has a market, a system interconnected by nodes to several computers all around the world, some full nodes, others, not so full.
Having heard so much complaints about bots from literally almost everyone on steemit, I decided to check just whay the buzz was about.
Turms out we have over 60 voting bots now in place on steemit, as compared to the few we had just 3 months ago. This ordinarily shouldnt bea problem, until you realize that manual curstion over the same period of time has significantly dropped, leaving many people now to pay a service for upvotes when the initial marketing strategy was and is still is for many people "come your voice is worth something, its absolutely free".
It may not matter now, but to an outside observer, it would seem the platform actively encourages the use of these bots. Granted there has been some form of control thanks to grumpy cat, but still, like any complex system, every possibility cannot be checked. Even if all voting bots should write an algorithm that identifies plagiarized content, chaos theory tells us that the outcome would pretty much still be the same, youll only have succeded in making tkhe plagarist smarter, the small fry olagirist would fall, and the smart chronic ones would rise, almost like killing all bacteria with aggressive agents, only to have an increase in super bugs that are stronger, smarter, more deadly.
While there are services that encourage manual curation, that support initiatives that grow the community, sndbox, adsactly, curie, dapps(dsound, dtube, dmania, dlive) etc, these services have their problems as well, and when compared to the 10m SP invested in the top 5 voting bots(not even talking about the rest 50+ bots), is simply not enough.
Steemit is a decentralized system and as such the community makes the rules, it may be the first of its kind but jjst like myspace, a lot of things need to be fixed. Consolidation of power into the hands of 5 accounts, purely for the sake of profit making isnt the best image we can offer to the outside world.
While it may bring monetary value to the owners, it does seem to be detrimental to the health of the system in the long run. This is just the beginning however. Without any voice from anyone, it will only continue to get bad, that is what chaos theory says. More and more bots will come in just for the sake of profit making, and more and more whales will delegate.
The age of the manual curator will be over, and a new age of the bots will arise..
Lol
Ok ok, enough of the gloom and doom, while i do feel the need to get mlre regulations when it comes to voting bots, i feel right now is a phase, i am hoping the top people do something about it, or more support comes frlm mister delegation. Its going tk be wonderful having two systems at play. A system where you can buy votes via bidding bots or manually curated based on your work. The incentive of cause should be that manual curation pays higher because it sets a higher standard. Im really suprised curie hasnt gotten a massive delegation yet, it is a system thst has helped a lot of people and really, if youve ever gotten a curie vote, you need to actually appreciate them, the people behind it all are serious community builders, major respect to @donkeypong, @kevinwong and the rest.
The voting bots have a potential if they can spare a little of their power towards helping a cause, there is no harm in giving a free 20% vote to something that could potentially help the system. It doesnt have to be all about profit. Support a meetup freely, support a project freely, heck, give out one or two random curation in a day, its all good, youll still bresk even, you know that.
Thanks!
short Horror story writing contest
So its been a while since I actually did a contest. I have been so busy that i forgot to do what i lkved to do the mkst, helping out and having fun at the same time!
So heres hoe its gonna go
In no more than 50 words, write, in the comment below, a sort horror story that blows the mind.
Something like in the above picture.
rules!
- must be in the comments of this post
- must upvote this post
- must be totally awesome as an individual
- must resteem.
- ends on Wednesday
Good luck and get scary!
I dug deeper, no one must see the traces of what I just did. I loved every one of them but the burden was getting too much and I was just a tiny, little lady. Hello my name is Denvia and I just killed my six children.
Damn, denvia, one crazy lady she is.
This horror story idea sounds like so much fun. Here is my entry @destinysaid:
Though her hair is falling off gradually, she remains the most beautiful woman ever and let's not forget that i love snuggling in bed with her without minding the increasing pungent smell, neither do i mind moving her from her grave to lie with me every night.
Necrophilia, now thats one horrific situation
Daddy.. Sharon screamed in my ears, woke me up from deep sleep. "what !" I replied angrily.. "Mommy said you should please get her a blanket,remember it gets cold in the study"as I walked down with a blanket I told myself I had to fix the broken window, but then I remembered it broke when my wife hung herself in front of Sharon.
Now this i like!!
I love the sounds of laughter that babies make, except when its 3am in the morning and you live alone.
Jeez, you hit the point
Hello, this is my entrty,
Its been 5 years since i last saw my husband, and although i miss him a lot, i know he misses me more, i know this cause everytime i come out of the wardrobe he hung me, he pleads for the sweet release of death.
50 WORDS FOR A SCARY STORY 👹👿😈
tearing his stomach to get the key which was placed in both of us... Found it still in his intestines as I tear them with my hands and teeth, I climb in groaning, tears and pains feeling the barbwire tearing my skin and my penis bleedin from the cuts...
In the darkest hours of the the night when he was sleeping came the Nigerian snake who devoured all his hard earned cryptocurrencies.
O shi, thats my worst nightmare!!
"There's a noise from my bathroom" my son said as he beckoned on me to check. Standing grudgingly, I opened the bathroom door to receive the greatest shock. My son was there crying, ANOTHER HIM. He looked up and said, "Daddy, there's someone in my room"
@destinysaid
My entry for the horror story
He was woke up by a loud noise and still unconscious, been awake in a dark room with white prison bar on both sides and air with rotten smell all over.
He has the feeling the floor was moving and it is moisten and finally realized the white prison bar were teeth
@valchiz
At the back of the shed where no one could see them, he humped and pumped her so much that are moans reached the stratosphere. Has he came and poured his seeds into the rubber. But there was a hole in the rubber. 😂 😂 😂
Shi, 9 months later came the quadruplets 😯
Thank you for completing my story for me.
What's he thinking?
Why is he driving like this?
Driver please slow down, be careful
I'm actually not in a haste o, no be motor accident go kill me....
Suddenly, out of nowhere came biggie,
oh no, we are going to craaaaaaa
Crack!!! My bones, it hurts
Help us......
Good summary and be following :)
After reading this, I didn't want to comment for fear of being flagged but if we really want the system to move forward, your words should be taken seriously. Nice one man.
Darkness. It burns my eyes, slowly enveloping me.
Oh, my God, he is coming for me,
I'm scared, he knows
I'm going to die
he can hear me crying,
I can hear his footstep,
he's coming
it's quiet
so quiet
Oh
he is here
Hmmm, who's coming? Lemme hide my head. . .
literally brilliant poetry deep writing ... the content successfully sent the message about the real situation on the Steemit and the vote machine they are disguising assuming to be a good help to upvote in the same time sucking all the rewards as their fuel to stay alive....Thanks .. good content..
"The vamp bots are luring through digitize rain seeking for more and destroying the helplessly Steemians..The soar slowly creeping and grasp the heart of the lonely and tearing hopes and crushed their brain they betray the integrity and end their life buried alive and the virtual flag will be their tomb stone..." and thats my entry lol...
Haha , nice one brother, very nice indeed.
Bots are actually beneficial especially to popularise a post and to struggling steemians too.
Sometimes, it is hard on Steemit not as easy as it is being said.
Here is my entry👇
Aww mehn, so sad for samantha, would have loved it if samantha had woken up to see her baby in the arms of her dead husband. . . Much more horrific.
Well formatted! Well said! Let's see if all is gonna be well.
In the land of "no living", I found a blood drop, running down from the edge of the cup, dropped on the rough surface, and the splits were series of Whales stamps.
Poetry lol, i said scary man. . . .
Vote back
then the fire landed.... hmmmm.. arrrghhhh
Which fire o
Righteous words man.
Thanks brother!!
well i will join
https://steemit.com/jackdogbo/@preciology/how-to-get-follower-on-steem it me from otefe
The bus lost break while on a high speed and most occupants screamed as if that's the solution. As the bus approached a busy junction still out of control, the driver smartly turned off the engine and that made the vehicle to gradually slow down and no one was injured.
Nah, its not scary enough, it should hav ended thus:
as the engine roar died and the bus slowed down, the bus occupants breathed. Signs of relief, the distinct sound of honks blared in the distance, as if impatient drivers had no care for their predicament but as they looked out, their last sight was of the train name and number "hellblazer101"
This is the third time the unknown number is calling again. I quickly threw the phone on the flow breaking it into several segments and then Grrrr......Grrrrr..... , It rang again this time louder. I looked with horror, then the voice, "I know what you did last night"
Zizy I know what you did last night, gen NSFW
@destinysaid here is my story
Her dead husband lay motionless.
She walked past his rocking chair towards the window something stopped her. Scared she turned back only to find her shawl entangled in the arm rest. Relieved she turned and opened the window. There she saw the silhouette of her dead husband staring at her.
Dammmmmnnnnnnn, tell me she has a shotgun. . .
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I told him i was not ready that it was my first time.He already had my clothes off and my legs spread. It was the middle of the night and just like Speedy's song "when i take a step" all i heard was bang dada dang.
Oshe🤣, even speedy cant craft this sort of situation , hmm
My name is Paul Gamsam. It was on a cold winter night like this that I had died last year. I had told no one the story of how i had died that night. Call me to find out.
Jezz, hell no, i aint gonna call no one, im packing my bags and hightailing outta here
My Entry
It looked like the figure wore a large, black gown that probably wasn't his size and had a hood attached. The hood was triangular 🔺 with rather unsharp lower edges so it looked like an inverted love symbol. It held a rod. This thing was faceless. It saw me.
Rule 1 bro, see a scary figure, close your eyes and go back to sleep. . . . Never let it see you 😢
Floor boards groan, but there are no feet on them to make that sound. A crash from a window pane, but only cobwebs catch the breeze.
Peeped through the window only to see a black figure coming towards me, I screamed!
Stop screaming and grab the holy water+salt.
We doing this "supernatural" style
The Python that came for me the other day, may come for you tomorrow. When it does, let it not be that the tongue that would have spoken for you was gagged by your actions today.
Hmmm, proverbs
I stared at my drawing of Lucifer dangling on my wall in the storm. I heard a shrill cry and looked in the direction. I looked back to find Lucifer crawling out of the frame with a python that lurched at my neck with it bloodied fangs
bros, haba, i hail your own story, even me don dey fear
Baba mi. E better as you fear o. Maybe me sefgo win if fear grip you
If you pay for a bot to upvote you, that digs into your profit right? And you don’t get 100% of what your post earns, so while some posts that have hundreds in upvote dollars, they might only make a couple bucks on it. I guess they do get the benefit of people actually reading their content and exposure to new followers ... but I’m gunna stay on my organic course as best I can and see what happens ....
Oh, and to your point ....
That damn @tts bot probably makes more than I do and it’s just converting written to audio.
Haha, i know right? Well, for now, we wait and see, see what just the hell is going on, love your input, thanks.
Why Not Leave it to Imagination (50 words)
She looked at me hanging upside down, her head rotating anti-clockwisely on the stick of a neck she had.
'Why aren't you trying to hurt me', my voice wavered.
She looked at me blankly, 'I'm not the one you should be afraid of'
'He is , she pointed behind me and. . . .
@ajremy (the teen with steam for steem)
Hmmm, nice on brother
I saw her.
Blood dripping from her teeth and palms, walking towards me.
I ran as fast as my legs could carry, whenever I looked back, she was just this close to me.
Intensifying my steps, I woke up...
Turned on the lights and there she was....staring intently at me.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm you gotta run run run!
I woke up, Sweating all over. "What a horrible dream, i can't believe i was gutted by a man in a hood". A minute later still trying to shake of the feeling of infinite dread. The door creaked open and a hooded black figure emerged....
Haha, you gotta do better baby.
So here is my entry
Nemertean Worms
3029
Harunah, a Martian, had a body full of holes, sores… One decade and she was still the Nemerteans’ feast. She wondered how long it would take them to eat her finally. Centuries?
…Dark-side was on revenge to wipe space with a bag of worms.
His next stop was Earth.