the rich getting richer is not the case once you take away the starting point.
That's literally the first half of the phrase. "The rich." You don't get to just take away the starting point.
I'm really disappointed to see otherwise-intelligent people like you and Meno taking seriously Kevin's latest attempt to enrich himself at the expense of others. Because that's 100% of what this proposal is. It takes rewards away from new users and gives them to Kevin.
Do you really think we're doing such a wonderful job of onboarding and retention that we can afford that?
I came in with nothing too remember and I have sat here working 12 hours a day for near on two years now without taking a dollar of value for myself to be 'rich'. There is a cost isn't there? There is a risk associated with locking up Steem whether it was bought at 7 dollars or 7 cents. I don't come from a privileged position, I don't come from money, I am drowning in debt and still manage to give back to the community without code forcing me to but, here we are.
Onboarding and retention? to what? no votes unless you buy them?
You think this is worth 485 from the pool?
https://steemit.com/steem/@lasseehlers/the-crypto-currency-space-in-short-middle-and-longterm
265 on this photo?
https://steemit.com/landscapephotography/@majes.tytyty/no-changes-sea-changes-malaysian-borneo-landscape-photography
Is that driving retention? Is this how new users get rewarded? Is that what this platform needs? I have been here almost 2 years day and night and I have never had a post break 200, even at the height of the crypto bubble with posts that a few whales supported, posts that did something. Is it lack of quality, consistency, effort? To get those kinds of values is a 70 hours work and 25 posts. What hope does a new account have?
There is an expectation problem isn't there. Not many can afford the bidbots but that is where 30% of the value goes to 0.6 % of the posts. Distribution?
SMTs might change things but who knows. RC credits might help. But if curation is important here and no one is curating, something has to change to encourage actual curation doesn't it?
I have spoken about 50/50 for somewhere over a year now, before I knew who Kevin was. Whether it is the answer or not, it doesn't really matter, what has been happening for far too long is not the answer.
There are a lot of smart people here. You'd think things would be different wouldn't you? Yet here we are, struggling with what should be simple.
Shit! that danish guy has paid around $435.00 on a bunch of bidbots for that post.
However, he still managed to get 389 upvotes from a bunch of 'great curators' and only 3 downvotes to still be able to raise the relative value of his post on trending page till the mark of $482.96.
Yeah! there gonna be something very succulent to taste on steemit when there are now so many refined chefs in charge of the kitchen. Spicing it with RCs Manas or without. }:)