RE: This is Very Frustrating – Stop Blaming the Whales
I tend to look at it from an external/internal point of view. We can benefit from steem if we earn tokens, but what makes us want to earn tokens? Is it the money aspect? Certainly its a massive component. But is there anything else to it?
Id like to see the alexa stats, but id take it with a grain of a salt. I want to know how they come up with that age group data. I tend to think most of the noise on here are younger crowds. In fact, if you ask most people who own crypto, why they own it. They give you a generic answer with no depth. If we take that idea and migrate it to steemit, most people dont know why they are on here other then to make a quick buck.
Even Dan Larimer realized it when he created steemit. When given the tools to self govern, people often make choices that are not the best for the community in the long run. I've invested thousands into this platform and minnows have largely destroyed my investment because of their poor understanding. But that doesnt mean that the platform sucks. It just needs services to lift it out of its current state.
what sort of services do you think we are missing or under servicing?
i could list a lot, but ultimately what it comes down to is to ask
what is the point of a blogging website where all you do is blog and give each other thumbs up or thumbs down?
Sort of a trick question, but the answer is that its functionally useless for the grandier scheme of things. Theres a billion more uses for the blockchain, but the first step is to create value beyond content.
There needs to be more reasons to exchange steem and SBD, to create an economy not just focused on externalizing the rewards (cashing out). If there is an economic incentive to keep the money inside for commerce or other reasons, then people are much more likely to see some functional use, other than talking shit and paying themselves to do it.