RE: DPOS, 35 Whales and Burn-out
Adding Cryptocurrency doesn't change the things that work, it just gives you more options on how to give people incentives.
One of the things I "got yelled at for" in the early going was that I "dared" suggest that just because we are on the blockchain doesn't mean we are suddenly exempt from human nature.
There are really good reasons why developers generally don't run software enterprises... instead, they are locked in little windowless rooms where they do what they are best at — and typically LOVE doing — which is to create code that does cool stuff.
Then marketing and management "types" figure out how to tweak and present it all so it appeals to a large number of people, and then you become Microsoft, or Adobe, or Oracle or something...
The problem with having developers and blockchainiacs running the show is the psychological fallacy that the way use the system is even remotely similar to how the general public uses the web, or an app. Newsflash: Mrs. E.B. Fotheringham-Piddlewater, a housewife from Topeka, KS, doesn't care the slightest about "how brilliant" blockchains are... she just wants to know if it's cool and easy to share her county fair winning pie recipes with her friends.
Yes, I'm stereotyping, but it's just to make a point.
Now, here we're decentralized, so things are little different. That said... the people who could kick the next generation of Steem(it) into life are the almost 12,000 minnows and dolphins who mostly got where they are by using the system.
Go forth, and tell your friends about this. NOT that it's "just a place to make money," but that it's a multi-faceted and censorship resistant social content creation venue... for ALL those people who are tired of Facebook, twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn shenanigans and limitations.
I also joked about how adopting cryptocurrency doesn't change human nature and I also found that pointing that out didn't go over very well. lol
Well here we are a handful of survivors of the 3 years. I don't regret anything, I loved the social experiment and I learned a ton, made some friends, etc. Recently I find I've been talking about it in the past tense without really ever making a conscious decision.
Well, I'm not quite in the past tense yet... but I am doing somewhat on a re-org on how I am going to be using this. This will include giving a lot more effort to my "alts", one for my artwork, one for my wife's non-profit organization... and they'll simply be one part of a broader social media mix.
Don't get me wrong, I still love blogging... but in another 45 days or so (when our store closes), I will simply not be able to afford spending time doing this.
The analogy I used to use a lot (about the Steemit "establishment") is that they built a Ferrari in their garage... but they are living in a small town in Alaska with no paved roads... and they keep fine tuning and rebuilding the engine... while belittling and ridiculing anyone who suggests we should call a transport company to get the wretched thing down somewhere with some ROADS.
OMG this is a great analogy for what is going on here! I might modify it by saying they built a Ferrari engine, but didn't bother making the body look nice, and haven't spent any time making sure driving it is actually a good experience. They just know it's fast and powerful as hell and keep tweaking it to make it even better in those areas while ignoring the fact that it's incredibly hard to drive.
I love the analogy! 100 percent just for that alone. :)
I don't code and I've never considered myself a blogger, so I just don't see the path forward yet. I'm not fully crossing it off my list, but I will just see what draws me. Or... Doesn't.