WHERE IS THE INCENTIVE FOR QUALITY POST WHEN THE GULF BETWEEN THE RICH AND THE POOR IS WIDENING EVERYDAY?

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HAS STEEMIT LOST ITS MOTIVE?

I will be brief but i will bare my mind. It is so unfortunate that regardless of the amount of time spent to couch and creatively work on a post, such post will still generate poor rewards as the originators are not wont to help us with their upvotes. However, my worry lies in the fact that despite sinew attempt to make sure that a good and quality-filled content is birthed, nobody deem it fit to upvote it. I have no problem with whether they upvote or not but i am only stating a bltant truth. Whales with their steem power will only gaze at your post and take their stride away as you are not from their country or ethnicity. What bemuses me the most is that their steem power will not reduce nor evaporate if they do it but it is just a way of tilting the scale of richness to a few. I know that upvotes are prerogatives of the owners but it will be good to help the minnows. It is heart rending to say the least. Some people might label me as a wailing wailer but I am speaking for a lot of people whose contents are magnificent but ridiculously remunerated for the piece. I am deeply pained but there is nothing we can seemingly do. I write poem virtually everyday but make 0.01 or 0.02. It is a pity but what can we do.

I know of someone who made 10 dollars in 46 seconds (yes, you read that correctly) but what does he do when you even comment on his post, he gives a meagre 0.02. That is how despicable it is but we have to bear and grin. Those who are delegated steempower use it for friends and families and the vicious cycle remain the same. The enrich themselves but we remain at their becks and calls and they might be negotiating for half of your reward when it pays out. CAn you see that it is barbaric? The only person i know that is worthy of all good things of life on this platform because of his unstinting genorousity is @surpassinggoogle. That is a real man and i mean it in the real sense of it. He doesnt care if you white or black, he upvotes quality but it is painful how some people do not even care. I think something can be done to stop this tide. The rich are getting richer while the minnows are preys to be pecked on. I am not wailing but this platform is losing its value. The popularity of this platform and the cryptocurrency it purports is at the apogee of our hearts but how can we stem the tide? That is a million dollar question.

  1. Because of the number of people on the platform, it might be very unwieldy to comb the whole internet for quality contents based on personal determination, but i believe delegation of power to people of high credentials and personality esteem can be used to awaken the spirit of people as they strive to run through the labyrinth of life. Life is not hard but we make it hard for ourselves. I know of people who will organize seminars, record the videos and post it on D.tube just to rake in money. That is hustling they will say. But those who they have convinced to join are left rudderless. You hear, just google it and you will understand it.

  2. A close tab can be kept on people given the power and in cases of misuse of it, they should be stripped of it. There are people here in Nigeria who do not care about you unless you are their allies. Because of their steem power, they become demigod. @ewuoso is one of those who is so proud and non-receptive to people regardless of how much you tried even if not for the upvote but an attempt to ask questions to make headway on the platform. But, when it comes to an attempt to win favour from people, he starts grovelling like a dog with ravenous stomach all for personal interest. All man for himself is the nature of some of the curators and it is a pity that they forget so soon where they are coming from.

Quality content writers feel the frustration but what can we do but bare our minds in ways we know you can listen. Instead of whales helping the minnows, they eat them up or trample upon them as long as they are not their family members. Equity we sought and we hope to get it. Lift people up and you will be risen as well. No reduction in esteem but a hand you help in reaching their goals so as to help others too.

I hope I have your ears. Thank you.


I remain myself @baboyed1000...
Help the minnows.

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Una don vex

it is not a matter of vexing. See other people's comment and you will feel the pulse of the frustration

He is not vexing,he is only stating the obvious.... Ce fini

I quite understand you @baboyed1000 and @omoseni. Sometime very soon, we shall get there. I hope when you become a whale, you'd also help newbies to soar.

I can never forget my root. I will know the pain and agony that will be wafting through the vein of those newbies and i will be more than glad to be a launching pad for them

This is so true, when i joined this platform, i was told that steemit would help me develop some skills i never thought i had, especially my wirting skill and even get rewards for any beautiful and creative post i create, i was so eager to explore the world of steemit.

Alas, it was not what i bargained for. I also get rewards of few cents on my personal writeup and next to nothing for comments i make. As i have noticed that it is only @surpassinggoogle and @onequality that upvote your hardwork (my sister is a witness @abeem90)

Like you earlier mentioned, you can't force anyone to upvote you or comment on your post, however, doing so would be like an encouragement to newbies like us.

I also align myself with your thought that steemit has become a tool for making the rich-richer and the minnows just stare at their wallets.

I therefore urge our BIG WHALES to encourage us especially the hardwork we put into our posts.

Thanks @baboyed1000 for raising this important issue.

It is highly deplorable and we need to vent our spleen as we move on...
thank you for stopping by mate

You just voices my mind. Infact I have stopped making quality posts because I have not seen any encouragement for such post.

its pathetic indeed.

Then, this is very common and it is very pathetic

Same here, because what's the point?

However, i want to encourage you to not stop writing quality post, it seems like it is a wasted effort, it is imperative to know that it will count one day.

Keep expressing yourself dearie. Your accumulated reward is around the corner.

The whales are dead..... See things in my view; the politicians of Nigeria don't care about the masses and same thing applies to the whales to, they only care for themselves and other whales like them, they've forgotten that the started like us and with the support of minnows like us that don't really know much about steemit.
I will advise every newbie not to depend on some whales for there shitty upvoted try to be a whale...
Even if you write all over the four walls of steemit non of them will come by only @surpassinggoogle...
The questions is; if a whale should upvote a minnow will it change anything in his/her account? Or will @ned get a notification that a whale is using his/her sp anyhow?
One yeye whale will now ask me to vote for one yeye witness, I can only vote them as witness if I see them rot in hell..
I don't care if the get there and here to flag my comment o I've earned some token that not even there godfather can collect from me.

You've certainly earned my upvote 100% as little as it is... Truth be told 80% of newbies join because of the promise of seemingly "free money" but are confronted with the harsh reality of things

Not that i have not gained from steemit infact im traveling tomorow courtesy of SBD I from partispating in a couple contests
Mind you these contest enrich the hosts even more as they make up voting and resteeming a prerequisite but at least dey give back in a way

But still..... I wonder...

  • Doesn't upvoting benefit the upvoter too?
  • Does upvoting 100% or even 50% reduce your sp or sbd?

I understand it can be hard to actually see posts by minnows considering the number of people they follow

But still...
Most times whales vote biasly.... Which should not be

How can a post have 30 views and only 4 upvotes one of which belongs to the poster
Its discouraging..... To b promised so much and realize its only a ploy to enrich themselves.

I appreciate the whales who help and i urge the ones who don't to do so.... It doesnt cost anything.... Literally

The truth is that nothing in life is fair so steemit aint ever finna be fair, the sooner we get that into our heads, the better....Steemit is more or less a privilege for us in a way, especially those who don't invest a dime in steem or steem power.

You can't fight with whales for not upvoting you with the steem power they bought with their money.. I know how you all feel because I don't earn that well either. But instead of standing arounding nd complaining. Let's transfer the energy to working harder...

Also, please avoid creating feuds. The namecalling isn't good tho.

You're a great writer that I look up to as a mentor and a writer... I believe you can reach the top here and earn well... Rome wasn't built in a day... It takes time to start earning well. Please dont get impatient

This post has two possible outcomes.. you could make your highest payout ever or get flagged into inexistence... and It may go unnoticed.

Still love you sir...

with love
@ajremy

You are missing the meat of the frustration. What do you mean by "steem is not fair and it is never gonna be fair"? So if there is a prevalence of non-equity and that has been the convention since time immemorial, we should leave it at the backburner and allow it to fester? Whales got to where they are on some people's coattail and instinctively, they should reciprocate because they have an inkling of how laborious getting on on the platform is. Nobody can goad them to upvote and if they like let them keep their steem power for their unborn children. That is their bane.
However, our docility in ensuring that status quo persists is the height of foolishness. We must speak the truth to them and let them see the reality of things.
Patience is expensive as it can wear out pronto. A privilege the platform is but the yawning gulf is heart-rending.

I get where you're coming from...

This is good! You've spoken the mind of many. God bless you. Hope the whales will read this!

🐇🐰🐩🐕

Laffing in swedish..

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