So voting bots appear to become the norm here
That just means too many steemians are frustrated with wealth distribution
In such a system, the account with more SP are the winners since they get money on the top of the curation rewards while creators get less.
Unfortunately I don't see that going away anytime soon. The next step will be voting/delegation pool. It has already started.
anyway ...
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as a total newbie, I'm just trying to ignore them and read actual posts and interact with actual people. i mean what else can i do? ppl in the platform longer than me are losing and not being heard. the system is already confusing as it is and now with bot invasion the disparity is slightly annoying.
That's how you get people to look at your profile. You build interaction. It's tiresome but that's what make it fun to come here. I think when they made steem(it), they forgot they were supposed to build a social network. So good luck around :-)
It's also a case of needing bot votes to get any exposure. If you are just starting out on Steemit, you could write literally the best article ever written and go entirely unnoticed.
The trending feed will be 99% clogged with paid votes and automatically upvotes posts. While it's very harmful to the platform, I do not have an alternative to suggest...
Another total noob here ~ first comment ~ and the thing that puzzles me is this.
If bots matter so much, how come I saw this post?
But this (eventuality?) is not an entirely unforeseeable phenomenon, given what's happened to Facebook advertising, fake news etc. I wonder what Steemit's founders think about it, and what's more important, what they intend to do about it?
Are they taking the fatalist point of view (if we break it, we own both halves), or don't they think that, in the grand scheme of things, this doesn't really matter? The platform will evolve, and as often happens, when the web encounters damage, it routes round it?
I was hoping to build a platform on/with Steemit, so this definitely has me thinking about actions and unforseen censequences. Hopefully Steemet's founders are thinking along the same lines.
I don't what Steemit, Inc is working on. My view is that they don't this social network better, as with more quality content and interactions.
The sad part is, no one takes the time to read. I worked hard for the last 20 months to get people interested. I am not saying I get tons of comments but I get at least one so this more than fine for me.
I am not here for the money. I am actually a witness but I don't make enough to cover my costs.
So good luck here!
My first payout was a comment. Most of my rewards come from interacting to people so I would say stick to it and go to work. I will stick to not use them as long as I can.