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RE: Steemit's curation blind-spots: Link shares, non-original posts, short-form posts. You know, the kind of stuff people share on social networks.
"Needless to say, we shouldn't be voting on random shitposts"
I have to disagree with you here
OK - so you're saying we should vote on random shitposts too? Please elaborate.
yes
Random shitposts are the base of the internet....... A website will never become popular unless the memers claim it
I know people who will spend 1k+ just to upvote memes
money is no object when memes are involved
I can see where you're coming from. I don't disagree - a well made meme has great value on the internet. But then a well made meme is not what I'd consider "shitpost".
I wanted to take a more middle-ground approach in my rant above though :)
@liberosist word
I almost thought - memes are shitposts? some of them are really witty!
laughter is the best medicine that's value too
so what is shit post in general then if I may ask ?
The community will probably divide into groups. Many will be here only for the memes or the original content. We need the extreme ends of both to be rewarded equally.
Ironic Unironic Ironic shitposts are the best memes now and metameming is on its way in again
That's fine - Reddit is mostly shares, but a lot of subreddits also focus on original content. Once Steemit's Communities feature comes, this will be easier.
https://steemit.com/meme/@comedy-central/competition-and-training-for-the-dankest-of-memes-irony
Porn sells more than memes... Who will start posting?