Not for sale
I have been offered 1 BTC to write a post about a coin that may or may not be doing a crowsdale, from a person I may or may not have met at one of the blockchain related conferences.
The problem that the technology in question is trying to solve is a problem I have thought about 2 years ago while on a hike somewhere in the ice cold Canada (long walks are an awesome form of meditation, as well as the only way for me to get some headspace to think about things). The project in question is very ambitious, so naturally, my excitement spiked.
I've looked into the whitepaper, and the code on Github, and I have faith that at least one member of the team is legit. So I've negotiated a deal to write a post about the project for 1 BTC ($2,500 at this time).
But now...I've decided against it.
I have no objective reason for declining this offer, for it is a good one. It just feels wrong.
Perhaps I can't handle the discomforting feeling of selling out. Maybe I don't want the responsibility of being wrong, and potentially leading people astray. Or perhaps its the joy that comes with realization that I have the capacity to walk away from a good offer, and feel content about it.
Good decision - don't do politics - it's not our business - :)
Although it may not be our business, I think that there are a LOT of politics going on behind the scenes right now, ESPECIALLY with Bitcoin, talking about an increased block size HF AND potential SegWit activation. But I also agree with @furion, trust your gut. It's often correct. (I also like how you go on hikes thinking about bitcoin.) upvoted and followed @furion and @summon. Keep it up!
How do you get 340 votes in 1 hour? That's amazing! What if you were offered the same amount to write about Steem?
lol he is already earning frequently 1 BTC equivalents for many posts
Yeah, that's true. I just realized that after reading your reply. @summon
Have to agree with @summon here! good call man!
Yes nice thought about politics :D
Wow, great post, @furion. Thanks for sharing this with us. I struggle with things like this on a much simpler level when someone just wants a coin recommendation from me. Most of the time I'm like, "Heck man, I don't even know and can barely convince myself sometimes so how could I convince you of what to get involved in?"
If the project is legit and you want to support it, go for it. If they want to reward you, cool. Finding the balance is tricky but I like how you're exploring it openly.
Vote for me please
Why?
Vote begging is hugely frowned upon here.
Nietzsche said the best ideas come when walking.
Maybe another walk will help?
Respect to you!
I've had similar offers recently and told them that I won't be doing promotions except the ones I myself stumbled upon and Judge without interference and buyouts. I've been a bit active on @cryptochannel where I invest Into currencies but selling out for that feels sketchy from the get-go in my opinion.
A big reason I wanted to be as open about my trades and holdings is also because I know how the anonymous nature of trades makes it easy for influencers to dump on their audience.
I hope more people will start being more 'open-source' about this stuff in the future. Greed knows no boundaries.
I run a blog. I never take payments for posts as I think it would damage my credibility and do my readers a dis-service. However, if someone comes along to me with a great idea, I say if they write up a story with the background to the idea, their future plans and answers to criticial questions I have, then I can post it on their behalf. I make it clear that it is a guest post from them.
This way your readers (in this case your steemit followers) will have interesting content, you will have built a little more reputation and your friend will have spread their message. No payments but everyone wins.
In these cases their content has to be great, critical, free of marketing speel and obviously interesting. I've probably agreed to this around 5 times, and only ended up posting 3 of the pieces.
Who said saying "no" is a bad thing? Sometimes, the best decision is to walk away no matter how tempting the opportunity is.
Go with your gut as it's usually the right direction.
If you carry a name for yourself in the world of crypto, best to keep your reputation intact.
Congrats you can command 1 btc for a review.
If you have the freedom to write what you really think, an honest review type/situation, then I don't see anything wrong with it. You've got a hunch, if you have time, maybe you can follow up on it. Dig a little deeper and if you end up uncovering something then you're a public service. And of course they've got to pay you up front. :) haha
If you can take that approach I can't see any wrong in it.
lol - in fact some other do it.... I saw over years so many things & finally the last ICO scams going on. People simple want to get ripped off :)