Dan, this is genius. Personally, I think if the marketing efforts are geared more to these benefits and structures, then the result would be that more like-minded people arrive here. Most of the standard, "make money from your posts" advertising attracts greedy click-bait style writer-hacks who are only interested in gaming the system.
Perhaps a different strategy is in order. I have some ideas. Most of my friends who possess integrity and value have not joined me here because the marketing they've seen is the cheesey, "make money from your posts" variety. It does not appeal to them because they are not motivated by selfish desires and a push to "game the system". That mentality is pervavise among a certain type of marketing parasite, which also dominates the mainstream culture of greed.
Woo woo types are not lured by money. Spiritual people who identify themselves as 'empaths' are in short supply here on Steemit currently. This is a problem. I'm going to do some serious thinking on how to attract people, the kind of people who could really get this machine going in a direction that has the power to change humanity on a VERY LARGE SCALE.
I think it's possible, but there are a lot of brainwashing, cultural and psychological programming issues that need to be resolved. You cannot expect great outcomes from those who are programmed to take from the poor and who do not possess empathy, not even a shred. What we're dealing with a cultural and psycho-social disparity that will not be resolved easily or without a full-scale war. War for dominance, war for resources. This is a microcosm of the forces that have created the mess humanity is currently in.
I think you're a genius. I think I've never seen a leader before who possesses the kind of determination and fairness I've witnessed.
If theres' something i can do, i wish i knew what that is. your honesty is really rewarding and making me understand that radical honesty is worth pursuing. thank you
What an excellent response! Now I see, as a newbie, why your reputation is so high on here. :) The key seems to be to build in enough traps to minimise the troll action which ALWAYS follows on successful social networks, as the greedy folk arrive. There is so much more potential here than mere pay for play, as you say it could be a real game changer in enouraging more ethical, rational and empathetic behaviour. If it doesn't profit a troll to do its business, then what you're left with are those who want the best.
I guess then the only folk you're worrying about are the socio/psychopaths, but what to do? The one caveat I can think of is the fact that right at this minute there are people sitting down in various countries of the world trying to work out how to crack/hack the system, which could be a problem perhaps?