RE: HF 19- The Clu$terf*ckening and Unintended Consequences
How do we define the term Whale?
At what point does a Dolphin evolve into a Whale?
Or is it just completely relative?
One thing I noticed about Steem Power, was it is easy to buy some, if you care about curating, and making better payback on your time to post.
Even purchasing 10 SP could make a huge difference in your experience, as far as value for your time.
That is motivational, but ONLY for those that really want to participate.
Looks like most Whales really want to have power on the platform but rarely use it..
and are willing to risk not being able to access it all for a few months, in return for being able to heavily influence the community from time to time.
I HEAVILY QUESTION IF WE WANT a platform that attracts many posters that only want to game the system by posting crap and making money from it.
What shows initiative and creativity is being willing to invest in the platform enough that their content is seen and their curation efforts are paid well.
My experience:
a) Joined up, posted a few things. Nobody saw it, no comments.
b) Purchased some SP.
c) Seeing that my voting power was something that carried weight now, it further MOTIVATED ME to participate in the platform.
You state "One thing I noticed about Steem Power, was it is easy to buy some, if you care about curating, and making better payback on your time to post.
Even purchasing 10 SP could make a huge difference in your experience, as far as value for your time.
That is motivational, but ONLY for those that really want to participate."
No. It's only motivational for those that have the financial wherewithal to participate by buying Steem Power.
You seem utterly unaware that 3 billion people live on less than $3/day. Seeing that chart @aggroed posted and the nearly complete acquisition of all the rewards of posting by a handful of posters should give you pause.
It did me. Why should I invest $10 for zero return? Look at this chart and tell me that's a good investment.
I converted Ethereum to buy SP.
I'm here for the long haul, regardless of the money.
As far as I'm concerned, the biggest advantage to Steemit, irrespective of the shit people always pull, is the fact that here, I don't get saddled with the job of polishing someone else's turds.
I only have to worry about my own.