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RE: Why the Steemwhales are upvoting Crap instead of Your Masterpiece - And why you should be Happy About it
The voting system is definitely out of whack. Quality should be rewarded and the way the system has been setup, quality is determined by a small minority of users.
The worst thing about steemit right now is that many of the top earning posts I've seen are about people posting about how much money they've made on steemit! How is that a valuable post? Why would people go to steemit instead of reddit when these are the types of posts plastered on steemit's main page?
I could be wrong but if the shitty quality posts continue to be promoted on steemit then within a couple of months, most people will stop posting here.
Whales upvote the lottery winners because the want them gushing from the rooftops about how amazing Steemit is and how it has changed their lives and made their dreams come true and all they had to do to make thousands of dollars was tell the world what neat person they are. You see where this is going? Who wouldn't want to get paid for being neat? It doesn't matter at all if the content on the main page is crap, there's a lot of dollar signs. People want those dollar signs. Badly. And they know they can write a better post than make-up man.
I do not agree about your concern.
It will take some time, but every other day a new dolphin is born.
so these guys will vote wisely, as they know how hard it is to score a good vote from a whale or dolphin.
In the end, i am sure the system will adjust. i received a vote from dan for my post , it jumped to 5500USD, but he was only the catalyst( https://steemit.com/steemit/@knozaki2015/steemit-has-insane-numbers-check-this-out ) for a post, i put in everything i learned through different tutorials.
after that i put together this post, so others can have a Goldpost too:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@knozaki2015/if-you-want-to-be-sucessful-on-steemit-you-have-to-read-this
Once people start to understand how, when and what to post, these tutorial post will fade away, and quality content you are looking for will be created.
Its too early and not enough users yet, imagine what will happen once user numbers double , 3x, 4x, 10x!
You cant read everything, as the content will flow in like crazy!
Yes, it's all about numbers. The steemwhales are jumpstarting an entire economy with their voting power, but it will dilute over time as more and more people find their way here. I can't wait to see the first $100k post with 10,000 votes.