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RE: What's Important to Steemit’s Longevity? - Inspiried by @anyx ‘Tragedy of The Commons’
I'm glad you've opened up this subject. This is a very important issue at this stage.
I think our true value proposition for the majority of our users is something along those lines:
Enjoy the fact that your favorite authors can be highly successful without you paying for it. Now they can entertain you even better, as they are in a highly competitive yet well-paid environment:
- you can enjoy high-quality posts for free, without being subjected to any advertising
- your favorite authors are generously rewarded (without you paying for it) so that they focus on just one thing: entertaining you
- both authors' posts and your comments are not subject to any censorship
- if you write a witty comment you can get paid yourself, and if you think you have what it takes, you can even try posting yourself
- your vote is part of the decision how much each post (or comment) is rewarded
So even when we cut the "Get Rich Quick" crap, we still have a very strong value proposition. No other platform can offer this.
Agree the focus should be away from the "Get Rich Quick crap" and I also like that you make it quite clear that not everyone is going to be a successful blogger, but the system is open for everyone to try. Very nice comment!
Unfortunately it doesn't offer the masses anything they want. The masses aren't that interested in reading blogs out-of-context. They read blogs in the context of that author being important to them in some content, e.g. as author of the s/w they are using or the music they are listening to. And they don't really care if the author is getting paid, unless they've developed that close contextual relationship. And often that context is already paying the author (which can mean no advertising as well).
@innuendo Good post. I think that is a very good way to look at Steemit. Quality is increasing at a rapid rate.
Soon I believe quality democracy will make this platform fairer for the creators too..
Unfortunately the masses don't care about any of that, except maybe the lack of obtrusive advertising, which Medium also currently offers (and is offered on company blogs). Try again.
I really look forward to your announcement about your Steem alternative.