Hi fellow content creators,

How quickly does the shit roll down hill? 💩

Do we even pay attention to blockchain politics?

Someone once said that the bots will kill Steemit..

In my case @spaminator served some perfectly timed AWARENESS! 😳 Today's content is a continuation from yesterday's post: Who the Fuck are the Spaminators!!?🖕

I'm not suggesting a huge conspiracy here, just looking under the hood a bit. Not even in a suspicious manner. I believe you have "good intentions" and I'd be slacking if I ignored quizzing the finer details of motivation for all that hard work. Is it just to police the unsavory types? - _{It all started here..}

If it wasn't for the hint of "control" I felt from the @spaminator.. 🤖

I would never have followed up on @misterdelegation which lead me back to pretty boy @ned and in turn had me curious about what he's doing to extinguish all this FUD? Instead of finding any inspiration, I was rocking and responding to my own echo chamber.

So today it feels poignant to invite fellow bloggers on a little walk and talk. This rabbit hole leads back to a 2 day ago conversation that feels super important to share..

Grab your life jackets and follow on!

_{No one likes to think that all their good intentions have been bought and paid for right?}

My heart goes to all the well intended volunteers who gifted time and energy (as we all do) for what we each see subjectively as service to the whole. Many generous minds with great ideas have consistently worked hard here. The @steemcleaners gang for example, self-appointed spam sheriff's just doing their best in the wild west. As we all are right? We all wish to build the value of STEEM (and thus Stinc) for the prosperity of the "greater Steem community".

So what happens when well respected members of our greater community ask for some transparency. You know, good-willing efforts to innerstand the challenges we are facing. Even offering assistance to help support an integral and central hub, a majority holding member of our family.. one that must still be hurting from a 70% broken heart?

_{"It is a also a difficult time for the bloggers, content creators and steem users that are not developers." - paulag}

Side note: Did you know there's a whole industry built around friendly "voluntourists" visiting impoverished parts of the world. Many even pay out of their own pockets to go on these missions. Very few get compensated for what they are worth, though it's all about service and giving right? I'm not saying they aren't helping those worse off, I'm saying they definitely feel like they are. Their "sacrifice" of holiday time to put more skin in the game than others, obviously makes them more important to the cause.

Anyway what was I saying? Oh yeah, the do-good factor is a strong self-appreciating asset that many of these so called charities count on. Imagine if they also found a way to tokenized that good-will? You know, shared some dusty crumbs and awards. Or even better, appoint them jobs from their homes so they don't have to disturb their own lives too much.

You know like those helpful unbiased Facebook "influencers". At what point does that become a business though? You know like a private businesses? Like a Cambridge Analytica? Oh yeah silly me, when they generate profits and resist audits. Ok back to here.. what was the point?

_{Ahh thanks here's mister delegation's response laying it out clearly..}

STEEM = a decentralized blockchain. We know this, if not sit up. Steem, Steemit and Steemit, Inc. are clearly distinct and not misleading entities at all duh? We were all forewarned, informed and appreciative of what a 50+ MILLION SP worth of pre-mined "influence" means on a decentralized blockchain right? 😂

No? Ok it means play ball, wear the uniform and dance how you're told. That's if you ever want to be paid/delegated and even more so if you wish to witness and stay in the top 20. Meanwhile, don't look while those who claim to protect the very infrastructure of the platform power down..

_{"Otherwise more will power down every time you speak.." - ceattlestretch}

_{"By continuously selling you are damaging their investment" - isacoin}

_{"We've already lost so many users, we shouldn't dare to loose even more" - surfermarly}

We still have freedom to power down right?

So what does this mean if you're part of the 99%? You know, those who came here sold on the idea of freedom and liberty. Those who I dunno, invited, promoted and shilled the ideas central to STEEM to all your friends and loved ones. What of all those hours you've tirelessly given to attempt to get a footing on the blockchain? What if you came here to play and not get played? Well first we better wise up and learn who's backing who, who reps your set?

_{Some wise words shared between some of the most respected in the community.}

If you got a exit strategy you better drill. If you got advise you might want to share. What I see on the horizon is a big effort is needed. Some home truths to sink in and then a willingness to stand for voluntarism and dig in or find your way to greener pastures. Either way educate and elevate your perspective. Form groups and help take care and inform each other.

_{I love those who have stamina and compassion to keep reaching for solutions..}

Don't forget Notorious Dan got your back, sure he left us with P.B Neddy though he still works hard for the vision. Bitshares has been here and EOS is steadily taking shape. Thanks to @officialfuzzy @alexpmorris and dev team at @whaleshares we already have a strong, fully functioning rescue ship.. ready to board. It's even equipped with community tokens.. just like SMTs.

_{I still have maximum respect for donkeypong and all the Steemians I've quoted.}

Personally I'm here and loyal to the people, to be an example that blogging can be an integral part of a multi-stream online income strategy. A life changing opportunity for blockchain based social media paired with crypto-currency to enrich, empower and improve the lives of every day hard working creators.

_{Loyalty in Question or Question of Loyalty!!? 👊💯}

If the largest stake holders are still on with that vision or not it's important for us to know, prioritize and support each other. I'm not about pooling the power by narrowing our narratives and profiteering off the backs of unsuspecting and good willed working. Fuck that old paradigm.

_{"Like a Ponzi scheme but you just might get a reply from the ring leader.." - skramatters}

Is this all adding to the crypto-currency FUD?

1. Perhaps but hold on, before I close for the day. Let me put my tin-foil hat on for your entertainment. Would it be such a reach to consider that those who intend to clean up the mess and "protect" us all from abusers are ripe candidates to be "employed" by those very same abusers?

2. Could the same pump and dump strategy that big money institutes use to gain power over markets be the same underling motives for key STEEM stake holders to sneak around behind alt accounts. Delegating to a few hard working do-gooders who maintain the fight for good of the majority?

3. Keeping the platform on life support for as long as possible. Not quite dead, not quite free. Does the perpetual beta keep FOMO just high enough to bring in more hopeful investors and "early adopters" scrambling for a head start? How cheap will we voluntarists and volunteers go to keep producing content to promote a private firm?

4. These are all just unanswered questions I find myself pondering as I consider my own position as well as inform my friends. I'm simply doing what I wished anyone had done for me 2 days ago! 🙄

_{Well I can say for once I agree with Mr Berniesanders}

_{Sharing serves all, secrets serve few.. I agree with johndoe}

_{That about sums it up from angelinafx}

Announcing: I'm officially powering down as of today!

I don't have much, though maybe more than some. Which I don't know if that makes it easier or harder to make this decision? My point is that I'm not selling.. yet! I'm simply liquidating, though I definitely sense danger in the ocean. I'm keeping one foot on the life boat while holding a torch for others. I know many other full-timers are counting on crypto as much as we are.

Women and children grab your things, it's gonna be a long and daunting 13 weeks. Just know that you don't have to feel sad about disloyalty, powering down is simply moving to a safer position. I'm not "financially advising" anyone to sell or buy anything. I still feel there is great value in this community and I don't believe it's a great idea to sell to the sharks swimming around at the moment, it's simply a precaution.

Whatever happens, I'll be tuning in tonight (Thai-time) to learn and watch as history unfolds right before our eyes. Though I won't be holding my breath for him to even turn up..

Still amazed he picks youtube over @vimm and @dtube, then disables the video wtf?

Ordo Ab Chao

Same strategy works over and over..

Ordo Ab Chao: While philosophically esoteric, the phrase holds closer to the literal movement from darkness into light.. Mackey, in his Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, describes the phrase, thus: A Latin expression, meaning Order out of Chaos.

Did you secured a landing pad anywhere else yet?

Do you have faith in the future of Steemit, Inc?

What are you going to do now?

See ya next post.. or comments below!

Thanks for reading my rambles.

Keni 👊

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