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RE: Dtube Exclusive - BuzzSteem Ep. 37 [Is Steemit Really Decentralized?]
I have to agree with Aussienninja. My recent analysis suggested there is a number of Nigeria's learning about Steemit just via Google Search.
And complaining that you only have 10 people supporting it from your part of the world is ridiculous.
We barely have 20 peeps supporting Steemit from a city of 1 million and I'm not putting my hand out asking for help. But rather just get on with the job of exposing it to as many people as I can.
Yeah well in the US we have learned to recognize our own privilege. And coming from a place of privilege, it means a lot to me to help those that have less. I have seen many people on here complaining that their posts don't get enough upvotes, and they are from Europe, the US or Australia even and most likely don't need the help of Steemit to get by. Sure, it's a nice option as a job, I appreciate what I make, but I also don't pretend like I am in some way hurting by helping other people, even if they "put their hand out asking for help." God forbid we help some people eat...or pay their electric bills. The nerve of these people to come into a community of relentless "I'm here to help" circlejerking, and ask for help!
I stand by my original point which is that in the US anyway, Americans are skeptical of Nigerians because of scammers and it's really not fair. The amount of Nigerians on Steemit is irrelevant to that fact and wasn't really my original point. If you don't want to help out the Nigerian community, or you feel like they are already getting enough help, then that's cool. Different strokes for different folks. I don't see helping them as taking away from exposing Steemit to as many people as I can, and actually I think that stories like theirs, coming from the third world, could make a really compelling argument for people to join Steemit. I have never been much of a globalist, but we have to inevitably accept the reality that that is where crypto is taking us. We are no longer just looking out for our fellow countrymen, but our fellow Steemian, no matter where they may hail from.