The reluctant revolutionary...Really... But it has to be said...and I'm thinking communism meets capitalism...!!!!!

This is a meandering of thoughts concerning steemit.....oh, yes, and a revolution...or something..

IF the future of steemit (and it's price) is dependent upon content creators - and I'm not convinced it is, btw - but if it is, then we have a massive opportunity to change things.

I've been thinking about steemit quite a lot since hf20 and my flagging escapades.
I've been thinking quite a lot about it ,actually.....

IF steemit is not dependent on the value of the 'social platform' side of things, then stop reading now, because my entire post is pointless.

But I'm gonna write it anyway.
If my post gets people thinking in new way, that's suffice.

Just like the 'real world' economic con, so with steemit.....
The hard workers - the labor - the content producers - are under the thumb of the big money here.
Honest content producers are not winning or losing by merit alone.

They win or lose by the arbitrary decisions of the big players.

This post is based on the perspective that the future of steemit of being a big social platform first, and the value of it being connected to it - as the social media platform.

IF it's Content creators that create the value.
IF it's the size of account that has some totally arbitrary authority over others but is not based on anything except the size of their account - then we have the same problems as we see in the real world.

It is nothing more than an authoritarian structure, where 'might is right' and not 'meritocracy, rules'.

I'm an ardent proponent of the free market, where everything is based on meritocracy.
It's not perfect, but it is - by far and away - the best option in an imperfect world.

So.... if steemit is controlled by the whims of the 'big money' players, and nothing else - then we essentially have a situation whereby everybody is living by no more than 'someone else's leave'.
And that just doesn't sit right with me, nor ever has.
That is most certainly not meritocratic.

Can we change it, though?

I think we can....

Meritocratic - ization..... through the collective politics strategy , and playing chicken with people who have more to lose than 'us'....

The amount of 'big players' is tiny in comparison to the rest of 'us'.
That's a mathematical fact.
The big players have a lot more to lose, in comparison, to the rest of 'us'.
A LOT MORE.
Because the vast majority of us are not in that position, collectively we have influence - with very little individual risk..

For example...
I have 250- ish, steem. If the value drops by 90%, I have a few dollars of value left.
If I have 2.5 million steem, and the value drops by 90% - I'm fucking broken!

The perception of weakness is a psi-op being used throughout society today, and also here...

From a broader view ...

Most of us know that we are living in a rigged system, within the real world that is.
Fiat currencies and oligarchs are ruling the roost, and they aren't giving away anything, not without a fight.

Steemit is awash with voluntarists, anarchists, 'alternative economy' thinkers, and the whole spectrum of 'new paradigm constructionists' - and it seems that we are all pretty much against the current corrupt, crapitalistic (communist) system that we have now.

Something has to change. The tired system we have now is done. (or we are -we can't have both, that's for sure )

Meritocratic systems based on free markets are the only civilized way forward...

.... so why not let's start 'the revolution' here, on steemit?

There is no way on this planet, that the powerful will ever- ever- give away their power - it has to be taken away.

As someone fully supportive of the non aggression principle, this means changing the mechanics, and the incentives, and not stealing from those that have.
I always wish 'those that have' nothing but 'good luck'.

....And I always wish 'those that have' don't tread on me, by using their money to decide my future.
I'm more than capable of doing that by myself, without your interference, and arbitrary judgments.

This does not mean some communistic reset, fuck no - that's just more authoritarianism. - but we DO need a meritocratic reset.

But how do we do this, without it being replaced by another authoritarian system?

How do we wrest control away from 'those that have' peacefully, while instituting a purely merit based system?

If we can do it on steemit, we can show people anywhere else how to do it.
It's not really about the how to do it, it's about how to look at things very differently.

Differently from the bullshit that we've all been fed, and how we've been taught to look at things...and that's including steemit.

It would also be kinda funny that by using collectivization strategies - people power - to reset a system that's based on merit. This would be in direct opposition to the people who use these strategies to shoe horn in some communist dystopian hell hole..

I'm kinda free writing here, so there may be more holes in this post than swiss cheese, but that's not the point.
I don't mind, not if it opens people eyes to the other possibilities

So with caveat in place, I'll continue..

First of all, what possibilities?

Ok, my understanding of steemit is shite, so this is perfunctory at best - but the point here is to get the juices flowing, not make a map..

Split the rewards pool evenly every 24 hours, between all active users, who post . To vote as they please on any posts they please?
No down voting. No self voting. Confirmation of ID's for eligible voters? (don't give me the 'anonymity' argument - we are waaaay past that being a principle, for the moment...)
A purely merit rewards based system, not a punitive system.
Where every one has equal say on the content produced.

IF the price of steem is dependent on content creators, growing the platform of creators, upvoting, interaction, and rewards.....

....then what would happen if we all refuse all upvotes, and payouts? Refuse all monies made on posts.
(thus crashing the value, if the steem price is dependent on social platform use...? - which I'm not sure it is, even)

It might mean big (ger) reward for the big players in the short term, but if it leads to crashing the steemit price to near zero_, it's all just numbers and fresh air....steam you might say. (pun intended).
Big players would not want to see that, I'm quite sure.
As in all free market psychology - , it's all about the pain/reward ratio....

I'm not saying that is the perfect strategy, that just came into my head.
It's about _leveraging the power we do have , to get what we want.
I don't want some collective running things, but I would like to see a level playing field, where everyone is judged on their work, not bringing influence to bear on that work, with their SP size.

It's short term pain, for long term gain - more meritocratic power - based on the continuing effort of the users -of the content creators - on the platform -and not on the size of wallets...

This would (if the model is correct), make steemit a 'not get rich quick' scheme of financial jiggery pokery, but of effort.
It would be a slow steady model.
...and something I just thought of- which could be kinda big - could it become the base currency of crypto? ..yeah..that's kinda big if it was something that occurred due to effort of work, and not speculative BS...
Imagine if you couldn't influence the stem price with money.....but only work...?
That literally popped into my head while I was typing, so might be bollocks - but so might the rest of it too.

This is a brainstorming session not a car build, OK?
lol

The system we have now is a reflection of the current, real life paradigm of financial instrument corruption, lets not pretend it's otherwise.
The question is....do we want to play a game where the winners are those with the biggest wallets, or play a game where the winners are constantly changing, based purely on hard work, and talent - merit?

For all those proponents of a real world change, steemit is small enough to change from within, but large enough for people to sit up and take note to the fact it can be done.

Like I say, I'm sure there are more holes in this post than a block of swiss cheese, I'll pass the baton on to those much cleverer than me in the technical issues, as to how to implement a change...

It can be done, I think - it just needs a little 'outside the box' thinking...

This can be a real use of 'the collective' to reset a system that is not talent based - the one we all go on about wanting to see - and in a very real way.

And with that, I'll now get back in my box...

(I have an appointment with a blonde babe, and some hobbitts...)