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RE: @FullTimeGeek Gave Me A Wondeful Gift!
Congrats on the win.
Whilst I am happy for you, I am concerned that the basis of steem seems to depend on the "generosity" of whales.
While it is great for an individual to win the lottery or to get a hand up/out, I am concerned about that as a methodology to build a platform.
When I see the "bad" whales restricting free speech on non-pc conversation by down votes etc etc, it all seems a bit "top down controlled" IMHO
Thank you! I really don't know what to think anymore about how the system works. It has it's flaws for sure. There are a several whales who I see all over the place that seem really great and try to help those who are smaller. But there are also those who love the down vote button. For me, my methodology coming in was to be as social as possible to let people know I'm reading and a bit about me. Making connections and participating in the community makes a huge difference in the long run. I don't always have whales supporting my posts but I do have good friends who stop by and read and upvote.
Those who started early became whales.
The system is now run by them.
They think they "help" by giving out money.
On the flip side, other whales are down voting & killing rep & earning because they "dis-like" certain content.
Basically a top down controlled environment.
And the plankton/minnows arrive, all excited, and then leave disappointed/disallusioned => steem gets a reputation of "scam site".
The fix is easy IMHO.
1 person = 1 account = approx 10 votes per day (at what ever value).
Then 'power' moves away from the few and the base will grow. IMHO