should we not take it seriously? I think this is your post topic in a nutshell, because it sits in the middle of the equation for how to draw in the type of people we want to see on the platform.
Steem is drifting off as a would be shitcoin because of farmers. and its not the little farmers, its the 'go getters', or super farmers as i call them, the ones who have 5 alts (and thats ok now, because tokens).
they post single photos, actifit, appic, games captures,twitter feeds, dlike 20x a day. the ones who are on every feasible platform for the token payout and who cash in on their "popularity", some talent, trademark or stash of money that makes them desirable to know. the ones who are supported by their whale friends, so they appear to be "legit". Until you look at their actions.
these people take a good chunk of the reward pool while other people work hard writing quality posts, on curating or modding, or giving to the community through development or engagement. some struggle to keep their heads up as they hodl and watch their investments dwindle into nothing - and thats ok, no need to be serious about it, what did you expect? theyre just trying to earn money. but they arent here to invest. and thats a problem.
money. its all about money and who can screw the platform to get it and cash it out before steem drops another 2c. How many of these people are the reason the price of steem is falling when its almost hellaciously active with token trading? we are rewarding the wrong people and no one will admit to that because heaven forbid you confront them with their behavior.
We tell each other in small groups that we are trying to create a better system and yet we let these people go unchecked because liberty and free choice and all.. is this really a better system? is it any fairer, or is it more of a carbon copy of what we already have?
I'vre been on the platform for two years trying to be ethical and fair minded. Ive hodled and waited and waited for the turn around while what i put into steemit had been cleaved in 3, not counting the 2 years of work and post rewards. My investment should count for a lot more than some effing farmer who abuses the platform.
But lets just shrug our shoulders and say "what can we do? what did you expect, that's just the way it is". Let's not do anything, lets not get too serious about it. Because that's a sure fire way to draw new investors.
I am an advocate of manual curation.
Social media is supposed to be fun.
sucking the fun out of anything will not create investment. Just curate.
Oh by the way, I don't think crypto is going to create some magical fair economy that is better. Human nature comes with us every where it goes. What it might do is break down the current system into small enough pieces we can start the cycle again.
I do curate. And I will continue to until I cannot afford to. after two years, I am weighing whether its worth the investment when the platform incentivizes being an arsewipe. The answer isnt positive.
So while I might love the idea of the platform, and love the people, it's no longer a rational decision to stay. Yet I do, and its a conscious choice. But when people tell me I shouldnt worry or get too serious about losing money while other people gain by being unscrupulous, i do question that.
Its like saying dont worry that you have a cut that wont stop bleeding. It's an irrational statement.
I didn't say you shouldn't worry about your investment. I think you are reading into what I wrote. I curate every day... up and down. I'm all for it.
We all have to make investment decisions. I'm not sure Steem is a good investment either. I consider it all the time, I'm still waiting for Steem to become a buy, it isn't yet in my book.
well you were rather vague. "we shouldn't take it all so seriously". what is this it?? indefinite pronouns? content? hodling? steem?
are you saying we should all shit post and thats ok? its fine for you as you seem to be popular and can rake in nearly 5 steem writing a post about "nothing". you also seem to be part of the problem imho, as i see you sending chunks of steem to bittrex. so forgive me if im not sure what "it" you are referring to.
I powered up everything including my SBD for over 2.5 years.
I also bought some Steem.
I manually curate
My posts regularly get 20-50 comments.
:) I guess that's a problem if you don't think engagement is the goal.
That's my point, I don't think writing a great post that no one cares about is the goal. Write somethng engaging and make friends.
However, if you do think I am over rewarded.. please feel free to downvote me as I appreciate that we all have different views and should use our stake to back them up.
grats, you had the good fortune to find your niche. i never said that you dont engage. i just think community leaders who talk about how to improve the community and get people to join our platform should realize taking money out of the platform right now when steem is nosediving looks like a sign of fear, and a lack of support for the platform they are espousing - while at the same time telling everyone else that they shouldnt be so serious about "it". how very vague and comforting, "don't worry be happy"?
If you followed my blog and I am not unhappy that you don't, different strokes for different folks.
You would know my light powerdown and selling is a protest regarding the HF21 changes and how I DON"T support them and don't think they are good for the smaller bloggers.
I don't tell people to buy right now, and frankly I think our stakeholders will likely at some point not want to support the bloggers at all and I think that is the wrong direction to take.
My post tonight, while vague to you is about the fact that I think Steem should be a social network that is friendly, easy to use and encourages people to chat, visit, post casually and enjoy. That has been my message for 3 years. :)
Cheers!