Minnows trying to get an upvote from whale.
This is what steemit is becoming , few people with more control of the content being posted. This has caused the minnows to simply follow the whales earn money instead of focusing on real blogging. Waiting for fork20 to bring more updates.
What do you guys think?
Thanks to @ riounh34 for sharing this funny meme with us.
It is early days yet. Certainly there will be people that dominate... but will they forever? There will be other rising stars.
Love your graphic! There is certainly a lot of butt kissing from the recent influx of noobs. Let them try I say. It gives us a brilliant excuse to have a bit of fun with commenting with images like this. ;-)
Thanks to @theblindsquirl for reposting.
Actually influx is a positive sign. It will help books a strong community
I have witnessed the growth of a few online communities. Do not underestimate the nature of a community changing with the change of majority. We just have to wait and see and make the most of whatever happens.
I, as you know, am completely in agreement with you regarding this issue.
The only way I believe this issue can be solved - as opposed to serially mitigated, as HF19 tried to do, and each try causes new and unpredictable problems - is to stop weighting VP by SP.
The mechanism of vote weighting by SP cannot be made manipulation proof, and ultimately focuses users on manipulation for financial gain. Since Steemit is a social media platform, weighting needs to be based on social value, and reputation is an appropriate metric.
As long as SP is the metric used to determine vote weighting, users will continue to need to manipulate voting for financial gain. No amount of mitigation will end this, and all of the mitigation efforts will continue to break Steemit in new and unforseeable ways.
The vast majority in the Steemit code, and the load on the blockchain, is presently dealing with these mitigation efforts.
Equally weighted VP, or that weighted on reputation, dramatically simplifies the code, and eases the burden on the blockchain. Equally weighted votes create this algorithm to calculate rewards: addition.
KISS. End the confusion and futile efforts to mitigate the weighting of VP by SP.
tl;dr Steemit is a social media platform, not a financial investment platform, and the weighting utterly confutes this reality, and causes the problems of financial manipulation that are currently plaguing Steemit. Weight votes equally, or by reputation, a socially derived vetting by the community.
Edit: I found your post as a result of @theblindsquirl's resteem, so it was referring the @theblindsquirl's knowledge of my position, and prior posts, regarding this issue. Apologize for the confusion.
Thanks fof sharing such a detailed insight with us. Steem is actually all about evolution . This is a new ideabetter and it will evolve with time. There are some challenges faced by steemit now but hopefully we will find a solution. I like to croticize steemit in a positive way so I cancan also be a part of the steemit community evolution. I am great admirer of steemit. I realize there are problems and I want the developers to address them quickly.
Hmmmm.....somthing to think about.
Seems to be the case, lol!
ditto on the lol
Yeah much like it
Thanks for bringing this up. I'm new and debating on the route to take, buying votes seems a bit unethical, although I do see the value in getting your work seen by those better placed to help. My worry is that quality work will be overlooked because, just like in the real world, money and power rule the day.. I'm unsure and would really like to hear what the Whales say.
That's true. Power head the say in real world. No matter what you post , the earning depends on your sp. Which is exactly capitalism
I cannot stop laughing! What a truth in this meme!
Thanks I am happy that you liked it
I "shared" your post on a @craig-Rant post.
https://steemit.com/steem/@craig-grant/steem-dreams-of-financial-freedom-and-a-comment-for-ned-ceo-of-steemit#@theblindsquirl/re-craig-grant-steem-dreams-of-financial-freedom-and-a-comment-for-ned-ceo-of-steemit-20170706t144321843z
You captured it perfectly.
Lets see how long it takes before they flag me.
Stay safe bro. The media is not free. We are going towards kingship here. Whales will be kings, allowing only who they like to post.
I'm holding out hope here. It's the witnesses who call the shots, some whales are witnesses, some can't be bothered to stop circle jerking long enough to look up. There are a growing number of people who understand that everybody has to have a fair chance or Steemit's not going to survive. Find them and give them support.