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RE: Statism is Powerful Drug: Not Everyone is Ready to Discard their Dogma
Statism is a form of adolescence where adults still hope mommy and daddy authority will come make it all better. That authority is a myth. I see this pre-programmed thinking everywhere, even here on Steemit.
"The admins should do something!"
"Someone should enforce some rules around here!"
"We need to get dan and ned to ...insert own personal agenda here... !"
It's comforting to believe an authority will remove all reasons for fear. The reality is, life is what you make of it and though there are dangers to consider, true freedom brings creative opportunity.
I recently replied to a commenter who was complaining that the whitepaper is not kept up to date with the latest hardforks and protocol updates. I pointed out that Steemit is incredibly busy coming up with those hardforks and updates (and recovering from the occasional hack along the way), and is small enough that they don't have people dedicated to documentation. I then pointed out that if someone else were to update the whitepaper, it might be a relatively easy way to make some money.
If you don't like what it is, change it. And try to get paid for your work; if you can, you earned it.
Well said. It's a shift in thinking. "Someone should do something about this!". The obvious response to me is, "What are you going to do about it?" Updating the white paper is a great example and someone could make some money, influence, and reputation by suggesting some edits.
I hope @sterlinluxan doesn't mind a video in the comments of his post, but this is one of my favorites on the topic of "What will be done about..."? by @larkenrose:
Exactly! The people are responsible for making sure society runs well, not some authority that claims power for itself.