Steem is a game run by oligarchs, but at least it's a (mostly) transparent game

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...work toward a solution that improves the real value of Steem,

Steem has zero "intrinsic value".

Steem only has utility if it can be exchanged (directly or indirectly) for fiat currency.

Don't fool yourself.

Once the community value is the main focus, the price will raise in a stable fashion and all holders will win.

Please define "community value".

Any rules (in service of "community value") should be minimal and logically coherent and enforcement should be polite and informative (please give fair warning).

You talk like you want the masses disillusioned with facebook and youtube to swarm onto steemit, but those people are leaving because of privacy concerns and freedom of speech concerns.

Steemit is explicitly transparent (almost no privacy), but at least it's a level playing-field.

Steemit is reasonable (for the most part) on freedom of speech, but I've been flagged (which felt like harassment) and I've seen several other new users flagged for re-posting their own original content from other blogs or forums. This leaves a bad first impression on people, and a bad first impression is often their last.

I thought it would be cool to earn a few (steem) pennies for my thoughts, which I've already been posting for free for a while now.

But after seeing some of my posts getting 20+ upvotes and still showing $0.00, it really motivated me to figure out how this really works.

Luckily, I crossed paths with a couple of nice people who appreciated my contributions (efforts) and even delegated some steem to support/encourage me.

Honestly, that's the only reason I'm still here.

If you want steemit to grow, you need to incentivize these people who act as ambassadors to NEW USERS.

I came to steemit because I thought it was a (democratic) social-platform/dtube/3speak where I could earn a few pennies for my thoughts.

What I realize now is that it's a game run by oligarchs (plutocracy).

But at least it's a (mostly) transparent game.

The oligarchs reward and smite on mere whim and insure the votes of their "lessers" are meaningless.

But those invested users now are also entrepreneurs and behaving to harm one's own business is not a smart move for an investor.

If new users believe that their only chance to get a steady modest income from steemit is to "perform for the established rep-whales" and or post photos of their extravagant vacations, then CREATIVE people who want to do their own thing will LEAVE, and you will be drowned in sycophants.

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Essential sites for (new) steemit users:
check anybody's steemit activity log
check anybody's steemit activity patterns
offical steemit etiquette guide
identify the most influential steemit users
advice for minnows and plankton
Also, set your rewards to 100% steem power and you'll get a cool steem logo next to all your posts!!

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