I think people who put a lot of thinking, energy and time into a post should and even must be supported by the community.
No there is nothing that, MUST BE, supported. On that point I strongly disagree with you. Thinking, energy, and time do not equate to a post that is of quality. (Sorry but I am not a believer in "You are either with us, or against us"*, 12 year old mentality).
I don’t see a lot of posts where there is a disagreement. Maybe people are afraid of downvotes?
There are several of those post out there, I do not think it is because people are afraid of downvotes, I think it is because there are a lot of people that are on steemit and the other front ends to the steem blockchain, that have grown wary and tired of the trollish and 12 year old behavior on other social media. People are looking for friendly conversation not for an argument or a fight. (at least this person is).
Nothing must be supported, I am only one person, and I get tired of hearing/reading about this must be that must be, people can support what they want, vote how they want, and post how they want. I, (as an individual), owe no one anything on this blockchain and no one owes me anything on this blockchain.
There are several types of content on the steem blockchain, and several types of individual. I myself do not Blog, I am a consumer of content, a sometimes social poster of content. I Do not Blog. It seems to me that people like myself understand there is a difference between a blogger, and a social content poster/user. So far very few Bloggers can see the difference.
Thanks for your comment @bashadow.
There is nothing wrong with your disagreement. I think you have interpreted the words must be in a different way than I meant. I am thinking from a wider perspective than just from an author-curator view. The fact that you write a comment in this topic means that you find something to write about. So there is something which draw your attention. Whether it is in the form of a story-telling or a discussion is not relevant in this case.
If you comment to a post, you have to allocate your time, you have to think about what to write and how to describe this best right? I think this contribution is valuable. That's why I reply to you. I could basically ignore this comment, right? If you continuously get ignored, you will not write a comment anymore, I can assure you that.
I don't mean to force anyone, but I want to emphasize the fact that people who write stuff, allocate their valuable time, deserve at least some appreciation. Everybody is free to read, upvote and comment to any post they want, this is not about that matter. This is about growing a community of people who value a good piece of opinion.
Sorry, I don't get your point about "You are either with us, or against us"
Well as I explained above, it is not about forcing someone to do something, or owing something to someone. The context is more like it would help us all, as a community, if we support quality content and the creators. Everyone is here with their own free will I believe.
Nothing wrong to be a consumer. But if you don't give any appreciation of some very interesting piece you have read, and each consumer acts that way, I am afraid we won't have anything left in this platform to consume.
Dear @bashadow
Word "blog" does even sound ugly. Doesn't it?
Social content creator .... that would sound way better. Thx for suggestion
Yours
Piotr
It was a nice chat, it was a good post, it was entertaining and enlightening. I really do not mind the wallet drops, I don't vote or comment on all of them, but some do catch my attention.