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RE: Steemit: The Current Identity and the Lack of New Investment
Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one reading and commenting anymore.
Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one reading and commenting anymore.
Yeah, it can certainly feel that way. User activity and prices are down and a lot of the voting is automated, so comments and upvoting comments has fallen off. It's not a good sign, but it can still be fixed with the right development, marketing, and incentives.
Agreed. I second your emphasis on the importance of knowing the roadmap for development by Steemit, Inc. and, not to sound like a dick, but I wouldn't mind hearing from Ned about how he is developing his skills as the public representative of the platform. A charismatic figurehead who understands the importance of theatricality and hype-building would certainly help and may be critical, and while Ned seems like a great guy who is doing a great job in many ways: charismatic he is not. Musk learned those skills and so can he.
I feel like that too at times. And what @ats-david said about bots is completely true. My most recent post had about 70 bots upvote it in the first ten minutes, creating a 1.50 payout. That's the second time it has happened to me in the last week. I feel as though they are using keywords to determine which posts they will vote for, because I don't have any particularly high payouts that they would be using as justification. The thing is, I spent a lot of time on the article and was trying to convey a message that I felt important, so I would have much preferred 1 upvote and 0.00 potential payout by someone that actually took the time to read the post and engaged me in conversation with a comment. Bots really are draining the life from this platform..