RE: On The Politics Of Down-Voting Trending Posts: When Is It Fair To Knock Down The Top?
Im not sure but I think the drop to 26k was due to the 75% posting rewards payout... or maybe something to do with the price fluctuating.
I agree with you to a certain extent but I think these kinds of posts serve as potential advertisement for mass adoption. I recently convinced a friend of mine to join the platform (once sign ups are open) she's been hustling trying to create a cooking show on Youtube and then leverage that to start a catering business.
Even though she has 45k subscribers she gets paid peanuts. I tried to convince her with my geeky articles, but she only really showed interest when she saw the makeup video and then the cake baking video. She saw where she could offer value.
It's about getting people like her involved that will push the user adoption rate up explosively. I think the whales know this, which is why we're seeing article or videos that can 'advertise' mass adoption so heavily upvoted.
Exactly! People want to see that people like themselves are getting big payouts on Steemit. It's not going to be attractive if people only see nerds shuffling money and paying each other but when they see it's a person like them getting the big payout? That will change everything for crypto.
The problem with crypto has been that only geeks could get Bitcoins. You had to either know how to mine, or know how to write C++, or be a hardcore anarchist or libertarian. In reality most people aren't like that and for every person like us there are probably a hundred or a thousand people who don't have those interests.
When Steemit is successful the most popular posts probably will be posts about stuff ordinary people are interested in. It probably wont be tech related but that doesn't mean it's not making people happy or providing value to people.
yes. different forms of value. alot of users might not personally be into certain content themselves, but highly rewarding certain niche stuff could potentially prove very valuable to different aspects of Steemit's growth...
I think the biggest missing link that many people are not seeing is the 'social value' and the capital of having friends and connections on this platform. Quality comments go equally far as quality posts in connecting with others, which is the REAL value of this network
I've elaborated on my views toward Steem marketing and social capital here: https://steemit.com/value/@spookypooky/posts-on-steemit-aren-t-valuable
Let me know what you think of it, I've seen the discussion pop up in MANY threads and posts over the past days and I think it's a very adequate topic to discuss deeply.
Social capital is exactly what I meant.
I saw Alla post just a bit ago. Good job bringing her on board and I hope she finds success beyond her other ventures here!