Steem: First-Person Economy

I was just listening to the clip from @theycallmedan's latest and I have to say, it makes me feel a little more bullish on Steem. For those who read me often, I am as bullish AF already on Steem and have been for a very long time as the potential here is enormous. And while I talk of risk and uncertainty, I actually quietly think it is far less uncertain than many believe and from my perspective, Steem's massive future is more an inevitability.

The reason I think this is because when it comes to being able to offer a highly engaging social experience coupled with a first-person economy - Steem dominates.

What do I mean by a first-person economy?

As I have said before, I see Steem much like a game and it is akin to a first-person shooter where the player sees through the eyes of the character in the game. On Steem, we are both the characters and the players and no matter where we turn, we have the responsibility of our avatar, our account.

Fuck middlemen.

In the global economies at every level there are middlemen banksters and governmental gangsters that are able to game the system and make the game unplayable for all others. They are essentially hackers who through their channels are able to use tools that not only gives them an advantage but decimates the chances of all others in the system.

While that is the only game out there, they are able to wreak havoc as there is no other option than to at least attempt to participate in the hope that luck swings. There is a new game in town now though and Steem is leading at the forefront of the small but growing pack of decentralised economies.

Here, we each have a first-person view of the world and one that replicates the behaviours of the walking world but breaks the strangle hold on access to the economic tools that are only available to some hands. On Steel, anyone can have a chance at building a foundation if they are willing to play the game and that means, learning the rules and learning that through human behaviour and supply and demand, the rules are always changing.

Perhaps if people spent less time complaining and more time learning, they would be able to keep up.

As I have often said and will repeat here again, Steem is the long game but unfortunately people get caught in the moment, failing at the marshmallow test. Rather than spend their time building social connection and stake, they worry about price and drama because it is that that gives them the emotional hormone kick they crave, like when attention is paid to an attention seeker.

People focus on the wrong parts of the system and it is very predictable because, that is where they have been led to look by their life experience. They feel they see behind the curtain but all they ever see is the pattern of the curtain that has been drawn closed the whole time thinking they are watching the show.

When it comes to centralised systems and platforms, they do not open that curtain because transparency is their downfall. It doesn't matter if it is a government or Facebook, once the mechanics behind the scenes is scene, they lose their power and control.

Yeah, I am bullish on Steem for more than this though as to me the lost compelling games in this world are the ones that have real-world ramifications and there is no stronger pull than the desire to survive and, the world is soon going to be plunged into economic disarray like it has never known before. The imperfect system people have tolerated due to lack of choice is going to rupture and bleed out. That value and the people who rely on it will fall somewhere and in my opinion, that is the blockchains and currencies that investors can rely on.

It is funny thinking about investors relying on crypto but even the largest out there currently are at the mercy of the middlemen bankers. Bill gates is worth 100 odd billion but, where does he keep his funds, who really controls it? The largest managed funds in the world at 5 trillion makes poor old Bill's capital look a pittance.

The blockchains are protocols, their numbers known, predictable.

People focus on the rich individuals but it is the collective wealth that dominates and controls the game. Instead of focusing narrow, we are instead learning and becoming the collective, and this is the collection phase, the value mass building period.

Are you building yours or are you still relying that the centralised world is your safe bet for a life of plenty?

Learn from the 3.5 billion people who have the collective wealth of the top 10 richest people and know, your chances are slim to none of getting out by playing their game. And remember that even those richest people are not the ones holding the real power in this world, they are just part of the smokescreen, the curtain that protects the crew backstage as the pull the ropes and set the stage to entertain us, not make us privy to their real world.

None of this is easy however, and the people who are going to benefit the most from the future are those who are willing to work their ass off in the uncertain times, buying into the development of their foundation while others wait and see, working laying brick by brick while others think them fools for trying.

In time, I will be proven right or wrong. If I am wrong, I have lost my time and investment in energy and money but.... If I am right?

There is no ceiling on Steem at this point. If you think you can get better terms, take it. For me, I like playing the game through my own eyes, but you can play what and how you choose.

Taraz
[ a Steem original ]
_{(posted from phone on couch)}