There were never many whales, but we need to do something to reduce the dead accounts by keeping people active. I'm open to ideas.
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There were never many whales, but we need to do something to reduce the dead accounts by keeping people active. I'm open to ideas.
I think programs like steembasicincome help. More browser games, like drugwars (though I think with a different splat, lots of folks feel uncomfortable playing a drug game, I've noticed). Freewritehouse, too, for that matter. Any consistent one on one engagement where people are having fun and / or feel appreciated.
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Is Steem basic income regarded as moral? I know a lot of things involving upvotes that aren't people will lead to people disagreeing with and downvoting you and I haven't worked out the general concensus in regards to steembasicincome.
I wasn't even sure about originalworks for a while there, as I wasn't sure if complaints were specific to paid bots or all bots that upvote, even though I regard originalworks as moral as anyone can call it, it doesn't cost anything and it rewards original work (which is a good thing), but I don't think it works anymore anyway.
I don't think I've seen seen anyone suggest @steembasicincome isn't moral. This is for two reasons, I imagine. The first and most important is that it encourages desirable behavior, which is to say, long term investment in the platform. One steem will get you a penny a week. Which is a great rate of return over time, but not the get rich quick scheme that leads to bad experience for many Steem users.
The second reason is that the mission of the program (and the good faith work that the creators gave put into it) is something most of us think is good and worthwhile. It avoids abuse, doesn't fill trending pages, and encourages generosity. Furthermore, those upvotes are earned often by work. People give sbi as prizes and payment, so they're because of value.
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SBI will take a long time to pay back, but it's a steady income. Games can be good too. We need lots of options as people are into different things. Making it fun is key as I just wrote in my latest post.
One of the reasons SBI is such a good incentive is that you have to be active forever to reap the rewards, so you might as well get involved in the community. I think lots of different games will be especially essential because people get tired of games, but if they're already on the platform, they'll switch to a new game on the platform. I know I appreciate that I can log in to games with steemconnect without having to remember a hundred different logins.
And then, of course, any consistent community is what people seek and come back to. There are a few here. Obviously, we need more. Ultimately, what will get people on here is that their friends are already on here, but it's about getting those first consistent million.
We need to get to the critical mass where most people can find someone they know here or at least a group around their interests. Games may be a good way to get them started, but I think those need to encourage the social side. Get people posting about and discussing the games. This does happen, but the sites for Steem Monsters, Drug Wars etc do not make it visible.
Absolutely. And apparently memes. I'm not into memes, but my friend who just started is only here for the memes.
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Memes can be a tricky area as people tend to post some that they did not create and it can be debated whether that has value. If their followers give it a vote then that may be okay, but buying votes for non-original content should be discouraged. Memes are not my thing either.