Ditch the FUD and get involved. It's more rewarding.
A healthy degree of scepticism is absolutely essential to learning about something new. Due diligence is a critical precursor to investing precious time and money into other people's projects and ambitions.
However, attempting to stifle engagement and genuine efforts to improve and innovate by using fear and disinformation is self-serving and obvious. If you have a trusted voice, don't waste it spinning smoke and mirrors, use it to blast the air clear so that real issues can be seen and challenged. It's better to have patience and gain true insight in order to make a single pertinent objection, than to fill the air with half-truths and nonsense. Of course, if that is the objective, spin on. I hope you have a change of heart and try to help instead.
Happy Steeming
Tone Vays should've read this post before discussing Steemit in the podcasts.
I agree, it does seem like he didn't spend enough time in the community. How he thinks a site that doesn't require you to buy in at all is a ponzi scheme is beyond me.
I hope he comes around, learns a bit more and finds himself motivated to join in. His critique will be that much more valuable to those that listen to him and to all Steemers. I believe in what Steemit is trying to accomplish so much, that it feels as though we can certainly afford to be patient and welcoming, even to those that initially didn't get it....let's face it, we were all once in that position.
I agree, felt the same way some times about certain other projects and currencies. Obviously many will come around in time and userbase, and we will be just as welcoming then, but when words are thrown around like "scam" and "pyramid" about an open-source project like this without reading the whitepaper then I have no respect for that person.
Yes. There are thousands and thousands of people genuinely committing their time and effort and money and creativity to build a network and community of great mutual value. You cannot do this without optimism, trust, belief..... To have those efforts smeared with such words is very hard take. To hear it from someone with a public, 'expert' voice who clearly and objectively does not understand the basic principals of the subject is very hard. But, Steem is......Steemit is. If we don't grow by one more person, i will still have enjoyed the experience, learned loads and will never regret being a part of it.
Great having users like you here too! This community will have a bright future. :)
Threw you a follow. :)
Great thoughts !!!
just awesome ....... Happy Steeming
Golden words @benjojo!
Thank you. I always feel I want to say something to challenge our detractors. Constructive criticism is much much more difficult and valuable than generalised insinuations. I hope our critics raise their game, that's all! :)
lets keep working!
wow !!!
Great Post. Support Steem :)
I love steemit
I love it....
It's awesome.
but, Fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) will decrease the value of steem in Fiat ?
I think it is difficult to quantify the effect of FUD considering it can be self-defeating. I think misinformation has the potential to generally slow progress down by hightening emotions and sowing doubt. There may be impacts at times on the value of Steem against FIAT currency but I think the current price of Steem in Dollars is more a reflection of the market's understanding of fundamentals such as growth, stability, steem supply, market awareness etc at this time. I just want critics to help improve Steemit rather than waste everyone's time.
We will always have critics for so many reasons, some based on emotion , some on rumor and a few on fact. As I have said many times Steemit could collapse next week and steem go to Zero and it will still have been a worthwhile effort. I have never experienced so many wonderful and informative stories and interacted with so many interesting people. #VivalaSteemit
That is exactly how i feel.