Why I Stand By @dollarvigilante - The Otherside Of The Coin - Steemit Needs Him!
This was bound to happen sooner or later, but @dollarvigilante is a scape goat. In the real world influencers get paid. Why is this different? Quite frankly the outcry is just not valid.
Let's be honest here Mr Dollar Vigilante has done nothing wrong, he saw an opportunity, came on board, posted and bang he has done extremely well in a very short period of time. He did just as you or I did! No different. You did the same. I did the same
The difference is the result.
His posts are just wonderful examples of what he has learnt over time. What many people have learnt, he sells and talks about how he made money...which makes him money! This has been used for the past 30 to 40 years. Time and time again, it happens and we all buy it. The one speaking makes money.
You've read Rich Dad Poor Dad right? The guy talks about how we made a mint, but actually he made more money of the book than his previous businesses that he was actually talking about!
There are many people who follow this formula and all they do is simply sell their story, the majority buys it because they want hope and want to be that guy. We all need hope and it has value.
This is no different.
Steemit will be all the much better for his influence and others like him. The platform needs it to go from strength to strength.
I stand by @dollarvigilante he is just doing what he does best, selling his story and inspiring others.
There will be haters if you're successful, because haters hate and don't succeed and scapegoat others for their downward spiral while flinging their anger at all but them, attracting nothing but haters to them. Misery loves company, but success people leave them behind. I imagine TDV doesn't really care much for haters and is used to ignoring them.
Just sad to see his post get flagged....and disappear. It's short sighted, he is great for the platform as is anyone who can bring it to a wider audience. It would be more proactive to voice suggestions on how to better the platform so people can gain reward for their contribution and other ways to contribute.
He is currently the biggest salesman bringing people with his far reaching voice and many connections to people with spec money to the platform and those who don't like his posting style should really give their actions a second thought, they are essentially shooting themselves in the foot by delaying the rise of the platform by attacking it's most popular voice bringing people in and thus more activity and chance at rewards.
@funkywanderer nailed it! Exactly right, his voice and anyone like that has value. He is an influencer, and influencers are generally paid a lot of money for their support of a product! Why is this any different?! It's not....it's just that the reward is made public.
I believe he will post again, and still make tons of steem and get liked by whales and people will cry again, but less so.... until they accept that popular people are popular and that crying doesn't make you any more popular.... but constructive positive contribution does, and some people will learn. Others never learn, you have to learn to live around those people without being affected by them ;)