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RE: What Type of Steemian are YOU? ( Original Interactive Quizgame )
Hate that we can't resteem once something is old! Love this. Mr Denmark guy mentioned it in a comment. Guess I'll have to use the ol chrome bookmark ...steemit folder now overflowing !
I think things have changed a lot since I made this anyway, so perhaps I will do a more relevant one in the coming days if I remember.
But yes, you're correct. This website is in desperate need of a redesign.
I've heard there are some similar sites to Steemit out there - I hope they get on the redesign before they become the Myspace of this new crypto blogging field!
Let me ask you;
Why would it matter to you if this happened? Would you not just move to the newer, better platform? Do you feel a sense of loyalty to Steemit inc? Why?
I just read your post about paying for votes. It appears you have a solid understanding of how social media effects out brains, so I would expect you to have noticed that this site has been designed with gamification in mind. From rep to SP, trending to hot, this platform has intentionally sought to pit its users against one another. I don't think you owe them any loyalty at all.
If I have misunderstood your comment, and you simply meant that you don't want the price of STEEM to go down because you're now invested, then forget the previous paragraph.
Wow - flattered. You really had to dig through my feed to find that one lol. (working on curbing my over resteeming habit now, and actually putting up content!)
You know, it's strange, I do feel some loyalty to Steemit. Not the company, but the people on here I've started interacting with. It's more about the sense of community I'm discovering on here - I never felt that on any other platform.
I do want it to succeed - and not simply because of the investment (I got in when Steem was between $.20- maybe $1.00, and only put in money that wasn't essential to my existence - seeing it go up is cool and all - but unless it suddenly turns into triple digits or something, I think more about what a post makes than what my account is worth) . I want to see others succeed as well .
I think all sites are designed with gamification in mind at this point - though we can all say we hate that aspect of basically everything - would we really be content on a platform without likes - or some kind of dopamine reward.
Though I've been an erratic Steemian - moving somewhere else would be starting from scratch - just as I'm getting comfy on here. Call it nesting or laziness or some combo lol - I want Steemit to succeed because I'm already here. There aren't enough hours in the day to explore other options at this point...that said - do you know of one ;-) I'll put visiting on my cyber bucket list!
Lol. I think you are likely picturing something different than what actually happened. I was just scrolling back to find your introduce me post but grew impatient and just clicked on a random post with your name on it.
I just went back and had a second look, and now I have decided to follow you. But, in truth, I rarely check my homefeed because it's full of shit. I will hopefully remember to check your blog manually on occasion.
As for this comment, I am going to have to cut it short and leave most of your words unmet with a response. I can't be bothered typing anymore at this time.
I am very forgetful, but I do intend to reply to this in greater detail tomorrow. Night night-
My comments are posts. Someday I'll get succinct down. Til then, not easily offended and glad you took the time to reply at all :-)
(today I had the most comments I've ever had - and totally get how long it can take and how much brain energy is required to respond thoughtfully to everyone!) Thanks for the follow and sweet dreams!
I am sure that I have more than a few essay length comments on the blockchain, though not so many in recent months.
I don't think dopamine rewards ought to come so easy. It isn't healthy. But, supposing there was no gamification of social media, I expect there would still be rather frequent dopamine hits. But the difference is, we would be getting them from genuine interactions with others in the community.
I feel that the way this site is set up, no dopamine hit can match that of a massive whalevote, and so any would-be genuine interactions with genuine people, become disingenuous pleasantries behind disingenuous personas that have been selected purely to increase the chances of getting that hit we really want- the whalevote or trending post.
You'll have to forgive me, I wasn't always so cynical, and I do still recognise great potential in this platform. I just became disillusioned of the likelihood of its realisation a while back.
Anyway, I wanted to ask you a potentially strange question. In the practice of tarot reading, could a subject's cards be read using only their name, or would one need to be in the immediate vicinity of a tarot reader, or capable of read them their self?