RE: "RESTEEMIT" - Does Steemit Need A SHARE Button?
Re-Steemit for the win.
But I'd like to add a very important, note to this discussion. The current promoters are like a spotlight, not everyone can be in it and you pay a hefty price to get to there. What leads me to the conclusion, that I'f I'm guaranteed to be seen by the "Power Holders"(aka Whales) if I let my post to someone else, I do accept the 50:50 share and think it's fair. Think of the feature as a "honor", as something big (what it actually is). I'm not gonna lie, I got featured and gained 16 followers from that and some SBD that I've powered up. Was I thinking that my post was undervalued, no. I accepted the fact that I had to "give up" 50% of my rewards. But in turn I landed in that spotlight and my post "was seen". For me, it was well worth it!
One more thing, I'm pretty much well informed when it comes to everything and anything Steemit. Fact is, a lot of people skip the post, a lot of people "vote bet"(as you said in your post a while ago) and these users are followed to some extend by bots, it's not their fault. But, shadiness isn't ok, I agree on that one, the more transparency the better.
I agree with everything you say here. I too feel that a 50% cut is reasonable. It seems unreasonable on paper, but in all sorts of analogies, it's quite normal. Like a band getting signed to a label who promotes them, and takes a huge cut. That's just business.
I have been one of the more critical observers of the popular aggregators on here, but not because of the 50% payout. What I've always encouraged among them was more consistency and transparency.
And yes, "sport voting", "vote betting", whatever you want to call it, still needs to be addressed.
Anyway, thanks for your comment.
Exactly!
I support you for that, if no one was "questioning them" the "problem" wouldn't been discovered. Critique is good!