Steemit is buzzing currently after the latest hard fork two days ago.
Many people are rejoicing at the increased rewards they will recieve for work waiting to be paid out. I for one have benefitted greatly from the change which has seen those of us relatively new to the platform recieve better rewards for the work.
I do however have a number of concerns regarding what will happen to Steemit in the future now after looking at some posts and comments since the fork was enacted.
I've seen a lot of chat from newbies talking about posting 20 times a day, copying and pasting any old rubbish in the hope of reward. Also I saw a post yesterday where a girl posted a picture of herself in underwear saying... I'm paraphrasing.
"I'll get my tits out if this post reaches $1000!"
Is this what we want?
The last time I checked it wasn't far off that amount so sadly I guess so. Don't get me wrong I'm not prudish in any way, shape or form and I enjoy an attractive woman as much as the next red bloodied male. Anyone who has seen me on Discord will testify.
I came to Steemit as I follow Jeff Berwick and others in the Anarchy/Truth/Crypto space, I didn't know what Steemit was and had no intention of blogging. I didn't know you could, I just wanted to support the truthers I follow without putting money in the pockets of YouTube who have become increasingly fascistic in demonitising people they deem to be "fake news".
The fact that I can use this platform to say my piece and connect with others is a happy bonus which I now really enjoy.
But I didn't originally come here for the money, I swear to you.
Which leads me to my questions for you all.
Do you want Steemit to become a platform where vapid and soulless posts are consistently rewarded?
Are you happy to see Steemit morph in a blockchain version of the worst of YouTube or God forbid Facebook?
Will you vote for these posts or will you save your votes for posts that help, educate and enlighten?
I'm a big fan of the minnowsupportproject, it has helped me to become a more thoughtful and hopefully entertaining writer.
As well as helping to find more like minded followers and people to follow.
However I would be happy to see a bit more guidance from the experienced Steemians in helping the new recruits to think about their posts to add value to the platform. This is no way meant as a dig at the great work currently being done as I myself would still be virtually invisible here without the minnowsupportproject.
Here are 2 examples (and there are many) I feel are testament to the validity of the project.
The first is @arbitrarykitten She posted this fantastic piece recently which as you will see has been rewarded well. Please read it if you haven't as it is a really great post and you can tell she has a lot to offer.
@arbitrarykitten/10-things-i-learned-from-being-homeless
The Second is a lovely bloke going by the name of @perceptualflaws His writing and photos are so lovely however sadly he is yet to recieve the level of rewards I feel he is due. Hopefully financial reward is on its way as he has great potential. Here is an example his great words.
@perceptualflaws/part-2-of-a-beautiful-philosophical-walk-along-the-southwest-coastal-path-in-england-told-with-original-words-and-pictures
Hard to argue they are both talented. And that's my point. Steemit has attracted some very talented people and I for one would love to see creative, informative work rewarded more so than a picture of some girls arse or a dog turd.
I have been here about 5-6 weeks now and I look back on some of my earliest posts with slight embarrassment however I am learning and will always strive to produce better content.
I am currently trying to get TeamGB up and running as a support network and a bit of fun for those in Britain to join to get better exposure. There is also the opportunity to have some great banter with our cousins down under in @teamaustralia and with the currently being created Teamamerica.
I will say however that I for one will not be blindly upvoting any old rubbish put out by someone solely because they hail for the same shores. The cream must come to the top.
Anyway my fellow Steemians that's my take on the Hardfork.
What do you think? Am I being a bit snobbish or do I have a point?
I invite all comments but won't respond to abuse as that behaviour should stay at YouTube and Facebook, IMHO.
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