It takes quite a lot to stoke my ire these days, but when someone insinuates the service you're providing is "cheating", well that certainly stoked the embers. What this really demonstrates to me is a true lack of fundamental understanding of what Steemit is and what it's comprised of.

I just touched on this the other day, so I'll share some of those thoughts here.

Steemit is a social media website. I think we can all agree on that, but it is backed by Steem, which is a cryptocurrency, so that makes it a financial asset. Steemit also has a financial product called Steem Power, which is an investment and savings asset. Yet there's more, Steemit also has SBDs (Steem Backed Dollars) which is a medium of exchange on the block chain pegged to the US dollar which can make financial transactions very quickly and easily. SBDs are really a debt instrument if you want to be frank about it.

So, now we have what comprises Steemit out in the open. From knowing what we know, would you say Steemit is a social media site or financial instrument? If you're honest with yourself you will pick the latter, that's why you are here. So when I see posts trying to tell people what to do with "their" money and influence they've either earned/paid for it worries me deeply and frankly pisses me off.

Steemit at it's core represents freedom from censorship, corruption and control. It's represents "freedom". So when someone, with no doubt good intentions, looks to impose "rules" to inhibit "freedom" or start labeling members it really worries me. Again, I have no doubt these individuals make these comments with "good intentions", but some of the worst atrocities throughout history have started with "good intentions". Why are people flocking to block chain in the first place? To get away from the all the corruption and rigged systems filled with bogus rules we deal with every day.

Just do what you do and let others do the same. Free markets have a way of working things out, IF given time to do so. Our world is in this great big mess b/c people have to put rules on everything. Steemit can solve a lot of problems for millions of people, if it's allowed to do so. The only answer is "Free Will", anything else is just an illusion of freedom.

I shouldn't write this next thing, but i'm going too, lol. My grandfather would always tell me "free speech is the greatest freedom in the world, but also the most dangerous, for 9 out of 10 people don't put enough thought into their words before they speak, and they end up doing more harm than good." This lesson really has been at the forefront of my mind recently with all the chatter going about with members trying to tell other members how to use their money/influence. Another quote comes to mind, the author of the quote escapes me though, "It's best to be thought an idiot, than open your mouth and remove all doubt."

I don't like to put negative energy in the air, but the air needed cleansing of this foolish talk. Everyone should be able to make their own decisions with their money. I've vented, now back to my book. :)