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RE: May 30 Days Writing Challenge - Day Four: What Are The Top 5 Most Relevant Witnesses On Steemit? Why?
I've tried to start to write the article 3 times and made a couple outlines, but it's just too politicised a topic to discuss overtly without fear of repercussions in the future or without hypocrisy out of convenience. I'll leave it like this. I'll keep writing on the other ones. :(
Hmm, now you made me think. In all honesty, I think you may project some of your current fears onto this system. Yes, you are obviously biased (and so am I and everybody on the platform), but that doesn't mean you will be punished for speaking your mind.
As a person who lived 19 years under a communist regime, I understand very well your fears. I also think, based on my one and a half year experience here, that Steemit is not even remotely similar with what we experienced under those totalitarian regimes, although sometimes seems / looks like / is unfair.
I respect your choice.
Steem on!
You too, Mr Dragos, Steem on, and thanks for the cool topics to talk about. :)
And yeah, I might be projecting my fears, since I've lived already 20 years under a communist/socialist regime, like you. I've seen Twitter users dragged to jail for opposing the government, and worse, and I'm sure you're familiar with similar things.
So maybe it's just the way I see the world that has passed into this new environment where it may perhaps not be as justified. But I do see Bernie punishing all who talk slightly bad about him, similar to Rancho. I've seen so many accounts be lost in blacklists because of their support for one side or the other, and even for being against or for other parties, like all of Noganoo's friends (whose posts are all greyed-out now), etc.
Who knows if by saying I support certain witness I'll get destroyed by a witness who hates them. I know a few of these hated witnesses, and one of them is in my vote list, but if I spoke for him or others similar to him, I might bring those that flag them onto my posts.
And even then, I've been treated badly for using bidbots. I know that most people are neutral and respect the decision of others, but there are some who don't, so if I spoke for Yabapmatt, for example, or for Adsactly, or any other witness whom I looked positively once, I might be choosing the "wrong side" and rejecting the support that I might have gotten by another side if I had not supported this one.
Anyway, I'll leave it at this. <3 Thank you again for the challenge. My second post got around $7 in organic votes and I'm very thankful for the opportunity to earn the support of the community that I love.