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RE: MONEY CANNOT REPLACE INTEGRITY: Why I Still Vote According To My Inner Compass Instead of Max ROI
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Wow, that's (concerning to me). (I would like to see a higher) regard for the creators who are working hard to bring Steemit to the next level!
(In order for a healthier platform with solid future success, I'd like to see some restraint with this type of voting)
glad you responded with disgust, because that was my initial gut reaction too. We are both artists at heart, and I often wonder if we operate differently than most people. I have a healthy appetite for self-preservation, competition and perfection, which does result in rewards, but this level of greed that was displayed, I do wonder: how many whales operate like this? Is it the majority? Do they think that it's going to make Steem more valuable moving forward?
I am at a loss, because I didn't know that the ROI was that extreme for the bot vote buying...
Additionally, their article is a great way to discourage new investors in Steem, new users from joining and current authors. If I was an outsider and this post was the first thing I saw when I visited Steemit, I'd turn around and never look back. :-/ It's potentially an embarrassment that will fuel the fires of mockers and naysayers.
I understand monetary ambitions too, but what's the sense in grabbing all one can in the short term when Steem has so much potential. It's plain short-sighted. The healthier this platform is now, the better off everyone will be in the future, especially large holders of SP...
@snowflake did create the solution at the end which I am trying to fully understand...I'm waiting for him to spell it out for me.
You didn't read my post properly which is why you misinterpreted it. The solution is not to return to 50/50, please re-read my post.
so you are saying that you want authors to set their own curation rewards? You want them to set it to 60% so you can earn just as much by voting for them as you do with the bot system? Why mention at the end that changing the rewards from 50/50 was bad?
https://steemit.com/utopian-io/@lexiconical/allow-authors-to-determine-curation-split-and-timing-edit-30-minute-delay
https://steemit.com/steem/@snowflake/make-curating-great-again
Reducing curation rewards from 50/50 to 25/75 was bad because it created a system where curation was no longer profitable, which is why people started selling their vote instead.
I remember reading @lexiconical 's post. A good idea if this would end upvote bots.
Is there currently a way to set one's own "Curation" reward levels?
After being on this planet for 34 years, I have come to realize that greed and short-sightedness are traits that the majority of humans seem to be "blessed" with...
As someone who has been on the planet for 60 years, I have seen where there is a direct correlation between how big government and big business make people richer and richer and the number of common people willing to do WHATEVER it takes to get higher up the food chain. People act and react in the same way as their role models and the media has made the rich and famous our role models.
This is the sad and unfortunate truth about our so-called "Modern Society".
Yes, I am afraid so.
having been blasted through HyperSpace (Thrice) and meeting Goddess(es?) on a couple of those journeys, my epiphany was that these are learned behaviours. These bad traits are most likely holdovers from the times of scarcity.
We have entered an age when abundance should be the fruits we all reap, but we haven't yet matured as a species to realize where we stand. Buckminster Fuller was right, we have the tech to take care of everyone and make sure everyone has what they need.
Me too. As crazy as it seems, I'm going to buck that trend however I can! XD
That makes two of us :)
Three of us! 😊
I agree.
With all I see going on, I firmly believe that $100 is a low price for STEEM. The SMTs along with apps that basically cover the entire social media spectrum (DTube, Zappl, Steemit, Steepshot) are basically poised to rewrite all the rules as they apply to this arena. One only needs to look at the values given to twitter, FB, Youtube, and instagram (that one sold for $1B) to realize it is a huge market.
The steem blockchain can be one of the first to truly gain worldwide recognition, not because of publicity and hype, but, rather, due to the developments that are taking place on it. These are apps people will use.
@stellabelle Before going around trying to make me look bad you should have realized that my post is a wake up call. I offered a solution which is meant to improve the current situation.
Why do you think I'm calling out the system that I profit from?
I have edited my post. If you find something offensive, let me know. I am very willing to adjust anything that is not accurate.
Ok, I agree with you. Please tell me how i should edit my post.
I have added your solution to the post, at the bottom.
Wasn't your post meant to get people upset? That's how many of us perceived it. That's how you wrote it... in order to wake up everyone.
i agree with you @stellabelle
his post was offensive...am new on this and am trying to learn more about it and how it works...am also meant to believe that we are here to help each other grow...whales also started as newbies, then minnows and so on. i believe they got to where they are now because of their hard work and other people voted their contents too
That is true @overkillcoin, it might.
However, I am optimistic enough to believe that this is the extreme minority. I know there are a number of people on here with big VP who are helping all they can.
There simply are some people who look at things from the viewpoint of getting all they can while others have the approach "what can I bring".
In the end, I have faith in the later group.
I hope you're right, @taskmaster4450, I tend to think you are... I suppose I'm passionate about this because I see good people falling away from Steemit fairly regularly. They've told me that it's too hard to keep going, and they've cited circular voting as one of the main reasons they feel shut out.
I think very few of us are making a living from Steemit, and all our efforts aren't going to be rewarded for many months, possibly years. Whales obviously can and will do whatever they want with their VP, but it's chilling to see admission of undervalued posts and then a cold, "**** you, creators" attitude.
agree.
I agree. There are times I get de-motivated by the behavior I see on here but then remind myself why I am here and what I am committed to. My goal is to be a poster that makes a difference...to bring areas of knowledge that people who read what I write do not have.
I want to make money like everyone else although I have no complaints about what I have gotten thus far (or at least I should have no complaints).
Thanks you for your kindred spirit of maintaining optimism and that we are bigger than the challenges that are in front of us. If 10,000 people get together and focus on making this place the best if can be, it will create an incredible outcome.
In the overall scheme of things, that isnt that big a number.
I'm really thankful for super dolphins and orca like the @acidyo and the @stellabelle and @pappa-pepper. They certainly help balance some of the lopsidedness that's troubling everyone.
I see what you mean, I'd really like to get my videos in gear, make a splash on youtube and then drive traffic back here consistently.
Wow you're right, 10,000 hyper Steemsters could really rock the show!
That is all we can do...try to drive as much traffic here as we can. I gave the link to someone this morning...I have no idea if she will sign up or not but she was given it and I told her about it. It will not be the last mention from me either.
Well it seems with you and I, we only need 9,998 more. LOL
Oh I haven't been that great for Steemit yet, but the intention and potential's there... and I do have things in motion... :D
I am sure you will get there....as you said, intention is a big part of it and you are already starting things in motion.
I believe any effort on here helps...people just need to start increasing their numbers...of posts, comments, and upvotes.
It all builds upon itself.
yes exactly. you get it.
Yeah it's disgusting, but people join steemit to earn by their own means. But they are not getting what they or their blog worth so they use bots for that.
I am not sure I would use the word " disgusting". He was being "Honest" with the users of steemit on how and why he votes the way he does. I don't think there is such a thing as "Disgusting Honesty". He obviously has a huge amount of respect for the creators of content. I would bet along with the dollar amount of those post, that the number of views,(prior) to him pointing them out was very low also. So while he may have not upvoted the post due to his own financial considerations he did Reward them immensely by bring so much attention to them. (I have not looked or checked to see if that did happen or not)
At first read it is easy to see your point of view of what he said. However on a second read, and reading the clarification comments he made to a few commenters, you may become a little less disgusted, and a little bit more understanding. I view it at a cautionary tale; be careful of where you travel, lest you become like me and sell your soul.
I do appreciate your comment, it helped me to see a little more into @snowflake 's post.
I rephrased my original comment, not to bury it so much as to simmer things down a bit... Thanks @bashadow
Fight or flight syndrome, it hits and we react. I am sure it was a hard thing for @snowflake to write. And it has gotten even more people talking, and discussing one of the issues that many have here on steemit.
@bashadow so maybe this is cathartic in some way, if so, that's a positive. You're right, it's not easy to be open, so hats off to snowflake there...
Better to address things earlier on, right?
Thanks b.a.!