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RE: Better You #7 : Increase Your Social Intelligence - How to Deal with People.
"One of the first things that strikes you on this platform is the comment-spamming and the insincere flattery."
This. 100%.
When many users comment on Steemit, they do it with their own rewards in mind. This creates a tendency for insincere "engagement".
Then, lo and behold, someone will leave something genuine and sincere for you to read, and it brightens your whole day. A few of the comments I've received just made me over the moon happy, because I could tell that reader appreciated what I wrote.
I am continually surprised how much authenticity pays dividends. I am not surprised that "Give honest and sincere appreciation" was a rule that made it into that book.
Being real is its own form of currency.
Thanks for writing, and enjoy your trip!
Amazing thoughts Christ, as someone already said below, Being real is its own form of currency, great quote!
I hope we'll see a convergence towards a more genuine majority, especially when it comes to new users as the platform evolves. Although I wouldn't say its certain since our human tendencies our biased towards the "easy, spammy" way, but we'll see, I have a positive outlook 😉
Oh, rest assured, we'll be there when the dust settles hahaha.
People will get bored of spamming for a few pennies here and there. Perhaps, larger changes will occur to prevent abuse by whales.
The long-term strategy wins out in the long run, and it's more durable to changes and turbulence.
Keep it up, dude. Looking forward to watching you grow, and chasing you in a very friendly fashion. ;)
Love it brother, back from my mini-vacation now so let's 10X again 😉👊🏼
This is an amazing quote, @chrismccron
I think this is a problem intrinsic to a platform like Steemit. Money is the primary mover for people to join here. Once they are in, they slowly start to love the community, but practically speaking of you take the money away, things will fall apart.
This, however, does not take away the fact that how much you earn is the result of your sincerity towards the platform and community. You cannot take shortcuts and spam your way to riches. This is another awesome characteristic of this platform.
You are right that most people wouldn't stick around without the rewards system. They just need to do a little critical reflection to realize that even though there is personal gain to be had, selfishness won't serve them.