How do you feel about the Steem blockchain in general?
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In my last blog post, I mentioned about how I was starting to feel the drag when it comes to Steem. Of course, everyone's mileage may vary. Some people love this place. Some others...not so much. There are some rather depressing comments coming from those disillusioned with the platform.
That is besides the point.
This poll will ask you to choose a number between 1 to 10. The number 1 will denote immense dissatisfaction with the Steem blockchain. The number 10 will convey your overwhelming joy with this place.
If you feel like, you are welcome to elaborate on your choice, though it is optional. There are no supposed right or wrong answers.
Drama is not expected to happen on this survey. I am looking into others' perception of the place.
It will be open for 30 days.
Once again, on a scale from 1 to 10, how do you feel about Steem in general?
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I have lost almost all hope.
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My first thought.
Who? 🤔🤣
He's just a spammer farming @dmania votes with copied memes who's having a rage session right now.
Lol 😂
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After a year, boredom is starting to set in. Seeing the same posts of no interest. Actifit, steemhunt, drugwars, these posts add zero value to me.
Then there's the same circle who have been in charge over the last 3 years. There is no reasonable basis to expect different outcomes when we continue to have the same input.
Finally, when the crypto market picks up, it won't take long for someone to create something better.
I'm all for dapps flourishing in the ecosystem, but they are starting to become rather spammy.
I wish they had better ways to reward their users. Too bad SMTs never came to fruition. To be frank, I don't even know if anyone else wants to attempt social media on the blockchain again.
Creating a decentralised Social Media platform is a good idea. But steem is becoming the anti-social centralised blockchain. Both in its design and it's stake holding.
Others will try it and will succeed, it's inevitable
Most people are not going to care about the "centralized" part.
I would say being "anti-social" is the bigger problem.
Without decentralisation we are back to trusting a central group/body/company. Might as well stick the whole thing on Amazon Web Servers and make the user experience smoother in that case.
Well, I’m pretty sure most people came here due to speculation, and not some ideals about future of banking, decentralisation and all that.
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My hope is the only thing keeping it up at a 3 to be honest, the slow development of the chain, the numerous fuck ups when something does get done.
It feels like nothing has happened for a year and no progress is being made.
As for price, I firmly believe it will rise whether Steem is a success or not, even if its just to pump and dump from BTC.
Aside from the doom and gloom, Steem really could be something if something was being done.
Depressing, but true.
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All my 'eggs' are in one basket. 🙄
May the gods show you mercy!
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The only thing that keeps this number a 9 vs 10 for me is the general consensus that all real issues that are brought up between users and about users are diminished with the "drama" label. Drama is a school subject, not the category for human interaction.
So why do I feel it's a 9? Simple: I diversify the type of shit I do here. Right now I can jump between a dozen tasks all due yesterday. I've done everything from competitions to anti-abuse to how-to blogging to witnessing here. Only thing I haven't done was videos because let's face it, no one wants to see renovations in real time. I've also done a lot of fucking up and I'm over that. The key to enjoying it is to just accept people for who they are, getting to know them, and stepping away when it really starts getting under your skin. Step off and have a beer, then come back the next day.
It is a sound advice. Although, I still think 9 is a bit high.
It's mind over facts.
Full of filthy pirates.
Ain’t that the truth?
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Right now I'm just neutral. I still visit steemit everyday to quickly skim my feed, but nowadays I only rarely comment or post.
Yeah, I've noticed that I am starting to behave like that too.
We are doing ok, just a few more hurdles and we will be right back where we were 3 years ago,...
That's assuming they know how to jump.
Nobody says we can clear them.
Not when folks are actively trying to trip us with them
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6
Trying to block abuse and prevent reward pool rape is a lot of drama.
None of it pays enough. Not sure what I’m doing wrong.
Having said all that it’s probably the best place for various types of artists to receive compensation for their work. If I compare it to Wordpress the interaction is better here.
Wordpress pays nothing. Facebook pays nothing. I Instagram pays nothing.
Well, if you look at the net total, I suppose it isn’t so bad.
But dang, it just feels bad.
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I think the capabilities and potential of the STEEM blockchain are enormous, but I suspect you're not just talking about the technology, but the people, dApps, the ability to earn, the personalities, behaviors, and maybe even the way things are coded, too.
I think those of us who are on STEEM are currently living below STEEM's potential. Whether or not that changes depends on us. What are we willing to do, or give up, to make it better? What kinds of things need to happen code-wise, or through dApps, to fully realize potential? What, if any of this, will actually attract investors?
I think there's plenty to debate, but more important than that, resolve in a manner that is satisfactory to the highest amount of users. That hasn't happened yet, despite all kinds of efforts, but I don't know if they've all gone far enough to make it happen. I keep hearing rumbles about willingness to do certain things if certain demands are met, but I never see anyone moving to show their willingness to prove their theory or their point. Unless it ends up having some kind of ill effect on the community, or going against some principle of etiquette. That people are quick to do.
So, seven is about where I would put it. I ma heartened to see that the sampling so far is mostly 6 and above. I think that's good, and probably fairer than five or below, or maybe nine and above would be. The chain itself is good. What we do on it is another story.
It is a complex issue as demonstrated by the list of things in your response.
Most people are here to enjoy a "finished product" or something that is progressively evolving. The supposed decentralized nature of the blockchain meant that the general public needs to do a lot of the pushing and pulling for things to happen.
Human nature has proven that it is near impossible. Many came here hoping for something different, but are met with an incomplete product. I personally feel that STINC dropped the ball on this one. They opened up Steem to everyone before a substantial amount of functions are even put into place.
The stagnation persists because everyone is hung up on their "muh decentralization", preventing a decisive action/direction. People with ideas and skills won't stick around forever to wait for everyone to agree. If we look at other major projects out there, many of them started more or less centralized as they create and build their basic structure and framework. Only then, did they start to decentralize their projects and let the community take over.
Speaking of "muh decentralization", it is also why several dapps and platforms are cesspools. But, they benefit the delegators. Because decentralization is the justified excuse to do whatever they want, but they also want no consequences.
I feel Steem started off with a good idea, but poor execution. Ned and others may have not even expected Steem to survive, but as another hit and reap gold mine. Steem is literally a half-processed project on the market. Its current state makes it near impossible to make significant changes.
tl;dr - Many good projects started off centralized and moved to gradual decentralization. Steem was half-assed and the founders decided to maintain a pseudo-decentralized environment where things stagnate. People are quick to exploit and extract value, but the community also has a half-assed sentiment towards what is to be done about it.
I think people are having trouble understanding
decentralization. It's not do whatever the crap you want. It's community-based consensus.But hey "muh freedom!"
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Must be @steemstem isn't it?
I suppose 🙂
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You are surprisingly content.
Why surprising? Does something make me seem more discontent than that?
It was a toss up between seven and six, not seven and eight if that says anything. I'd also say that generally the more I've learned the the lower that score has become.
I started (and continue to be) pretty optimistic though.
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Some blogs that are posted here are extremely interesting. But I have no idea how anyone can see this as a 10.
Delusion or clueless. Or both.
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I'm neutral leaning towards negative.
6
Trying to block abuse and prevent reward pool rape is a lot of drama.
None of it pays enough. Not sure what I’m doing wrong.
Having said all that it’s probably the best place for various types of artists to receive compensation for their work. If I compare it to Wordpress the interaction is better here.
Wordpress pays nothing. Facebook pays nothing. I Instagram pays nothing.
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