I say this more as an observation than issuing a criticism, however, what I've been seeing for the better part of a month uploading here, is that roughly the same 18 to 23 people each day are on the featured page. They can also be found in the Hot Videos and Trending category too. I'm incredibly happy for them and their success. I'm starting to wonder if by virtue of Dtube being decentralized if we haven't shifted to a clique arena where Steempower keeps particular people on the featured page indefinitely.

I have to say that I'm incredibly grateful for the support and powerups I get, however, I've never seen any of my work on the Dtube featured page, much less in the #gaming list selection. I'm a daily uploader, but of course, I'm doing Let's Play so I have a little bit of an advantage, but I also do Vlogs and How To's.

My other concern is when I've been upvoted I've received messages in my Wallet History or messages in general, that if I give .700 SBD to X Whale Group or Whale Person I'll be added in a memo, promoted and insured to be seen by 8k followers. That can be a very tantalizing offer for someone new looking to get ahead. It almost reminds me of MCN's on YouTube.

I enjoy the platform and I do my fair share of hustle, so maybe one day I'll get a video in the featured section.