RE: What NEEDS to change NOW in order for Steemit to Survive. (Partial Payout Declined Self-Voting)
After reading roughly 75% of the comments and digesting the suggestions, it seems we are looking at a larger-scale issue than just upvotes, @blueorgy.
First, I agree with your insightful suggestion of declined self-voting... for those with a large enough SP to do so.
Second, I also agree with this:
The more transparent we are the better this is a community built on openness, freedom of speech, freedom of information, and a decentralized community.
Which @captainobviou3 also hinted at in the comments I believe when he said :
I appreciate the long term focus here. So many people are interested in the NOW.
@lukestokes also inspired a volley of comments, with solid points.
I venture to say that we are bringing our current societal way of thinking into a forward thinking platform. We are used to WIIFM (What's in it For Me), instant gratification and the pursuit of 'get rich quick.' So without a paradigm shift in thinking we have to rely on the design of the reward system. Or...
Proper education for new users. It is available, mostly by chance, but there.
Yes, higher steem price would help. Yes, UI changes (covers) and ease-of-use help. Utility helps (plenty here with bots, tools, APIs).
Bottom line: People need to make a choice. Active users. Informed users.
Do we game the system for greed?
Or do we realize the potential, invest... and still earn! <- I hope this one.
Sorry for the long reply.
No need to apologize for a long reply when it's a good one! You're right on most parts here and have cleared thought about this community. There will always be someone trying to game the system, it's just life, but with the right tools in place this will be at a minimum. As others have stated community action is nessesory for this all to work and we are building that now. Optional declined payout on self votes I think could really be useful and give an option to be less greedy but not give up all of your rewards. I would personally do this every time because I do want the visibility created by my self upvote, although not very big compared to some of these whales, still impactful.
Secure a promising future for steemit , acquire more cumminity investment, reap the rewards of a high STEEM price!
To this point: I believe this will be the first platform that allows us an insight into the effects of gaming long-term for studies. Kind of a learn and earn experience.
Yesterday I seen a post from neoxian delegating most of his SP. Another creative way we can invest in the system without changing the rules. It's encouraging to see those with the most vested doing their part.