Hi Kitty! As always brisk and direct ;-))

Because I like it: I was already in #club5050 before it existed. That's more or less my idea of good and right. Doing something for yourself and to the same extent for the community, roughly speaking.

That's what I talk about when people ask me. I even recommend it (because I think it's good and right, see above). But demanding... No! Nobody is entitled to that. It is also perfectly clear and logical that there are priorities in life that are not called Steemit. Our times are difficult and challenging; if you have the opportunity to live a little better thanks to some Steem - please do! Take the chance!

So - the clubs are good in my eyes, but membership is an absolutely voluntary decision. What is not acceptable, however, are the countless different interpretations of how club status could be defined. The false attributions (regarding one's own status and that of community members or competition participants...) The complete cluelessness in some places where you should expect a little professionalism. And yes, also the deliberate lying about it in the hope that it might pay off.

I have long since stopped following the projects where club membership is required. But also those that demand a resteem of the tender or the mention of Steem friends, sharing on other platforms or the burning of Steem. All possibilities that have nothing to do with a free and open platform, but with dictates.