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RE: Is Steemit ruining positive social interactions by the introduction of money?
It may have been her vulnerability that resonated, perhaps.
It's a difficult line. We want to support each other, but we don't want the platform to devolve into a begging competition.
If you don't bring what others consider (subjectively) valuable content, you won't get very far.
'Noob' is a bastardised abbreviation of 'newbie' :)
@mattclarke - Matt, you, and a very large percentage of Americans, won't be able to remember one of the first programs that aired in the '50's when television was a toddler. The show was called "Queen For A Day," and its premise was that the contestant with the greatest need would win a large cash prize. I was too young to appreciate the life trauma of each contestant, but I will never forget the pathos, which seemed, even in my childish thoughts, awkward, inappropriate, wrong. Why? I would move closer to the screen and sit there staring, not crying, only trying to understand what was amiss. It felt uncomfortable to televise, publicize, commercialize and incentivize tragedy. I could not have explained that, I could only sense it. If I turn the pages of my mind, I can still hear the host/announcer introducing the program with the question, "Would YOU like to be 'Queen for a day?' " And I always hoped that nobody in my family, my mother, cousins, aunts, or anyone in my best friend's family would ever be crowned, "Queen For A Day." (Nevertheless, your vote and the 20c are greatly appreciated.)
Now here's another question if you have the time. For some reason Steemit seems to crash frequently. Just now, I must have come in through the back door and could not recognize anything that looked familiar. So I privately Googled my account name and found a link that invites users to follow and vote for me. Is that some kind of generic link automatically associated with every account? I did not create it, nor would I, nor could I because I don't have the coding knowledge to do that. Should I be concerned? Should it be reported? Your reputation profile is 65 so you must know about such things, certainly much more than a 'noob' would know. Thank you, Matt.
I think we're on the same page there, Sarah.
You get more of whatever you buy, so be careful what you pay for.
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@mattclarke - Many thanks. Steem on!