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RE: BuzzSteem Ep 9 - Don't Let Steemit Become A Ponzi Scheme
Thanks for making this video. Just to reinforce, the determining factor for whether Steem goes Ponzi or not is whether investors vote to reward productivity, or just to pay themselves regardless of productivity. Unlike the original Ponzi scheme the investors in Steem have voices and votes that will determine whether it collapses and is forgotten or changes the world for the better.
Those who find this video interesting may also be interested in my original post on the topic: https://steemit.com/steem/@troglodactyl/is-steem-a-ponzi-scheme
I followed you closely since I've joined the platform @troglodactyl. I've seen you very active in the current war between bernie and haejin and in some other cases of abuse.
I just wanted to say thanks for being one of the few good guys who takes action in making the Steemit community go in a positive direction! I am to small to count but I would really want to help so if you ever think me and other small and new people can help, please let us know! Thanks again!
Thanks for your support. Everyone can help. The greatest need is education, and when ideas flow through communities everyone chooses which ones they support and which they resist. Steem builds on that natural dynamic and emphasizes supporting ideas with SP, but even without SP it makes a difference what you talk about with people and write, and what you share.
Without SP you can still contribute to productive discussions, share good ideas and posts, speak out against abuse, and recruit people to help resolve issues too large to deal with alone. Providing encouragement (like you just did) to people you think are doing good work may be more significant than you realize also.
I'll do anything I can to help this community go further!
PS: Curious, and you might have more information about this. What happened to @berniesanders? It looks like he is leaving Steemit? The good guy is leaving and the abusers still here?
That's the first I'd heard that he's leaving. If he is, hopefully the people who buy all that stake vote wisely with it.
I don't know if he does but it looks like he's completely powered down and his account is barely worth something anymore, so that's why I was asking if you know more about this :)
Yeah, I understand that this is a very dumbed-down version of an explanation, but I was hoping that anyone googling Steemit being a Ponzi scheme would find this, and understand it. These topics can be a lot to wrap your head around. The whales will probably never see it anyway, so if regular people do, and it helps them understand this all a little better, I think that helps a little bit! I call it my "basic bitch" explanation. I'm a total luddite, so I feel for people who have comprehension difficulties, like myself, haha.
True words... Yesterday was with a group of people and I basically kept talking about how it's not a ponzi scheme and making them understand the difference between the steemit platform and ponzi scheme.. If only they could see this too.. Nice post... It will sure go a long way in convincing them it's not.
No, the video is great! I really appreciate it, and it really is necessary to communicate it in a widely accessible and comprehensible way (which I'm afraid is not one of my strengths...though I'm working on it). Just trying to get some cross-referencing to maximize visibility for both presentations.
Awesome, keep spreading the word!