RE: Steemit’s Three Major Problems
"but he saves those votes for other whales so he can get richer of his incestuous whale sex." - almost made me choke on the pancake I was having for breakfast. Poetic, yet slightly tacky - I like it.
Let me address a couple of your other points:
Upvoting whales. I beg to differ here. I will upvote people who write quality content that resonates with me, no matter who they are. If I pass a stranded car on a deserted highway stretch, I'm not simply passing by, because the stranded person drives a Masarati. I'll strive to treat people equally, no matter their current situation. Also - I do follow your logic, but you could use the same logic to refrain from upvoting this post. Now, I'm not a whale - but still, what difference does 2 cents make for me right now? It's not about the money , it's an expression of opinion: "I like your stuff, show me more". We shouldn't focus on the money here, but on the content. That being said, there's nothing more pathetic than people upvoting whale posts, that are non-content bs redundancy-posts. That's wrong and may be a key problem imo.
Coming together with people. I'd like to think we can come together no matter our rep scores. For instance, I'm following you now, because I like the humor you use, and the intellectual ping-pong I think we can have. Others will follow other people who also post 'beautiful sunset over [insert]" posts. That's a good thing.
Thanks a lot for engaging in this conversation!
You have a very valid point on #1 but this is why I feel my votes are better saved for minnows, a little selfish but honest. The key here is making your name known around here. Minnows are fairly predictable for me as I am one. We look at those votes, see who is voting up our posts. We remember those names. I doubt whales even look, and even if they look and like your comment and even if you make such an impression they follow you... not the same impact long term as being the little fish who gave you a hand up when you were krill, or even swam alongside you in your minnow time. Those are people who will actually going to READ the posts, and engage in conversations based on actual common interests, not just a mutual adoration society.
Thanks YOU for engaging in intelligent conversation with me! That is what gets lost with autoupvotes and resteem bots and such, the "social media" aspect of all this.
And you did get my incredibly valuable .01 upvote ;)
Ha ha - thank you for that! I am, after all, a fellow minnow.