RE: Are curation rewards part of the problem?
I've actually given up on the curation rewards thing... At best I've made 0.02SP a day (and 0.15 SP total) upvoting posts after that 30 minute window - and it made me do exactly what you mention... upvoting posts that I didn't necessarily agree with, but I knew would rocket in popularity.
So I'm not doing it anymore. I'm only upvoting my friends and content I enjoy or learn from, from now on... the way the system was intended.
I'm also going to invest in this platform each payday... in order to grow my account and eventually counteract these bad whales and their misuse of their votes.
I do think the platform will eventually even out as more people adopt and invest in the platform... the whales will eventually be diluted, and I, for one, can't wait.
Nah, not as long as things like rando exist.. the whales will just get richer each day.. no way to win...
I don't entirely believe that... I honestly think that if I work harder than the whales, and invest more then I can eventually make up the difference and affect change as much as they can. Yes they've got a huge head start on me, but while they're wasting time fighting flagging wars I can create content that new and old users can enjoy.
Tried that to mate.. others enjoy it whales flag it and act like dicks.. very demotivating.. not sure why.. I guess it stems from disappointment really .. which in itself stems from expectation.. I should of defaulted to experience and not had expectations and would of thereby avoided disappointment.. rethinking it all at the moment.. on the fence as to continue or just abandon and go back to trading..
Aw man... this sucks, I'm so sorry, last I saw this post was at $8 and now it's invisible. I can't believe you're being targeted for an objective and informative series of posts... this truly sucks.
Maybe take a break for a bit since you've lost the love. I think this is an important part of your quest as well... the pitfalls as well as the highs... it's not easy and there will be times when you take a hit... same as trading.
This makes your quest all the more important... especially for newer users to the platform.
Yeah I agree.. but I'm not taking a break, fuck this dude..
That's the spirit!
We'll keep grinding away and then maybe we can help the next generation of whale-bully-bait.