RE: Engagement Rates on Steemit Vs. Facebook - Why Numbers Don't Tell the Whole Story
Thank you for putting this together for us.
I agree with you....culture is everything. So far, with the user base we see here, the culture is one of high integrity (for the most part) and thoughtful interaction. Yes there are a few bad apples and we have lots of "great post" comments. Nevertheless, there are many who tout the value of comments.
Personally, I write more words per week in the comment section than I do in my articles (I usually post articles twice a day). They are of extreme value to the steem blockchain and for the authors themselves.
I often thing will this change as more people join this site especially from the likes of FB and Reddit? Are we going to see trolling taking place like we do on those sites? Will there be the negativity that exists there?
One advantage on this blockchain, is compensation is tied to a person being liked. Trolls will not get very far unless we are overrun by them. Fortunately, they wont have much SP to start so, perhaps, they can be squashed before they get going.
Thanks for the thoughtful response @taskmaster4450. I think you hit it on the head when you say that we may have a flood of trolls and negative people join the site, but I imagine they will quickly lose interest because they will not be able to get very far. The beauty of good content being rewarded, is that those quality members of the community also contain the power to set the direction of the culture with their votes. Of course, if we get a bunch of trolls that are filthy rich and have a lot of power, then maybe that would be different. I imagine that is a small minority though!