RE: About the 7 days payout and Content Creators attraction (again)
Excellent read @phgnomo
I fully agree, that Steem isn't a good place for professional content creators. Somehow sites like medium.com seem to be doing much better at that particular field.
However I don't understand why would you use Youtuber PewDiePie as an example. He surely has tons of followers, but his content is ... junk :) Far from being professional in any way.
Because who would be insane enough to publish on a platform days of efforts and cost to only have 7 days to be paid for that work?
Very true. 7 days payout period sucks. On top of that it build some particular mindset - we all start to believe that if post is reaching 7 days then it's already VERY OLD. Almost like it was written in different age :) Outdates and uninteresting.
Upvoted already,
Yours, Piotr
Here is what is interesting about content: What is junk to some, isn't for others.
I don't think PewDiePie is some kind of amazing new century mind, but i watch him from time to time, and i think he is entertaining.
He is one of the creators i watch when i am looking for some laughs.
And the bigger part of the 'quality' of a content is related to the intended audience.
PewDiePie audience is Young adult gamers, therefore, he offers what his audience like. You probably think it is junk because you aren't among his audience.
If his content was totally worthless, he wouldn't be the top earner youtuber (not sure if he still is, but at least is still among the top)
Also, what i mean by professional isn't related to the subjective quality of the content, but about those that have the content creation as their main source of income, and invest a lot of time and money to improve it's quality and attract more users.
And again, 'content quality' is subjective, and each niche will have it's standards. What matters more on social platforms is popularity (within it's own niche) at the network effect.
The publication will remain forever in the blockchain. If what you want is to appreciate the value of the content, you can always do it.
Now let's talk about payment. Increasing the payment window will not allow you to earn significantly greater rewards. We can compare with the Publish0x platform, there the payment period for publications does not have an expiration date. But this does not imply greater rewards. Most users look for the latest posts to tip. When publications have more than three days, they practically no longer receive payment.
This 7-day window allows us to enjoy "fresh" content, also meets the brain proof for participants.
Resteem a post should not generate payment. This will bring more abuse problems to our platform, which will later become, surely, in more censorship.