RE: I will not flag a person... I will use words... @berniesanders brings on the ad hominems and profanity
While it is true those with the largest stakes have the "right" to allocate their votes any way they want, including voting for themselves. It is disingenuous (as pointed out) to argue your own right to upvote and flag, but be critical of others doing it. Both Smooth and Berniesanders have argued many sides of this debate.
While, yes, everyone can use their stake however they want. It doesn't mean it is in the best interest of the platform. While one would think the largest whales would want to look out for their investment, I am often left scratching my head. Wondering what the motives of someone who is so invested are to behave in such a manner on the blockchain.
I have become pretty disappointed in the platform overall and as I watch all this unfold, I keep asking...
WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO INVEST IN THIS?
Yes, why invest? But the human drama here is immense right now, Shakespearen in its complexity. And so, fully in a spirit of satire, couldn't we use all this to encourage people to sign up, to come and enjoy the show? The, in a couple of days/weeks/months/years, when the various actors learn the intricacies of human-to-human communication, this flood of new-users might then indeed invest and support the platform on its journey to the moon. In the meantime we could sell popcorn.
lol, YES. And we have had a lot of new sign ups in the past few days.
I have some reassurance that @dantheman is aware of this and is trying to think of solutions. Seeing there is a problem does not immediately reveal a solution that might not be gamed in other ways, potentially worse ways. So he's in a tough situation now.
I just try to sway people with words... and I up vote stuff I like.
I invest by writing content, and hopefully preserving my works in the blockchain for eternity. :P
I applaud your patience and commitment, and whole-heartedly agree with you about using words to express opinions.
I absolutely think you are one who posts quality content regularly and that your writing is an investment! One I truly hope you will continue!
I shouldn't have worded that in a way that sounded like I didn't value your contribution or the work you have put into your investment.
My mind was "shaped" in the corporate world where there are things like "Due Diligence" and vetting your investment before putting money into something. In my mind, you don't put (much) money into something with large stakeholders working in a different direction than the company trying to grow it.
It is interesting here, where people "trade" instead of invest. Will be interesting to watch it unfold.
It's a new paradigm and it still seems to be trying to find it's shape.
You have to remember some of the whales just happened to be mining very early, they havent invested their own money and have cashed out huge profits. Still a bit sad to see how bernie is acting out. .