RE: Change Curation Reward System On Steem Blockchain / DISCUSSION
I have four things to say;
First, thank you for starting this discussion. I think change is inevitable, so we should try to influence it, both learning from our past and our present, as we try to build a better future.
Second, I think the Steemit platform is built to reward people who invest a lot in SteemPower with larger votes and greater share of curation. But the Steemit platform curation algorhythmn multiplies the effect of your SteemPower if you vote early, so small SteemPower holders get a larger share of curation rewards by voting early then their SteemPower would normally provide. However, I am not saying this is an absolute reason not to eliminate the early voting provisions from the code, but I am saying we need to consider what we lose with the change and decide if we want to put it back another way.
Third, I feel that Steemit is a special social media, which pays you for being social. But people think writing posts is the total social experience. I think writing posts is like saying Hello, the social part is what you say afterward in the comments.
I think the true test of our social skills is how we reply.
Do we reply with politeness and manners?
Do we listen to different viewpoints to learn from another’s point of view?
Do we make relevant comments?
Do we add to the discussion?
The world is not full of sugar and spice, so neither will be our discussions. But we can be civil.
Fourth, I personally believe we have the opportunity to put the Social back into Social media.
We can change curation rewards to reward those who vote, but also reward those who comment. Perhaps a new alcorhythm which distributes part of curation to commenters. This would reduce, the pressure to upvote early, and reward reading and commenting in a constructive and relevant manner.
Perhaps both author and fellow readers could influence your share of curation by voting on your comments.
I am not wedded or bound to these ideas, but I offer them up as starting points for further discussions.
Hi! Thank you so much for your valuable contribution to the discussion. It is highly appreciated!
This is actually sold to the public so it seems like a good idea for small users. But in reality, the gains are SOO small for small users that IMO they do not outweigh the losses that are accrued by all the VP that now goes to curation hunting. The best scenario would be that investors follow multiple curation trails with a percentage VP so everyone can benefit and has a chance to at least survive. This would also give more power to communities built on Steem.
I still see only benefits. It's partially educating as well. But some parts need to be built in the code to help :)
I am totally with you about the social aspect. The comment section is where the magic often happens too, and often way more interesting than the post itself.
Not sure if rewards to comments are something that is codable. You might get tons of trash just to get a piece of your post payout and smarties that find loopholes. Probably needs to wait some years for AI to be implemented :) But I like the way you think!
Thank you so much! We need to do these discussions more often as they give so much insight, love it