Talking about Steem’s issues and Ned's actions
Talking about Steem’s issues and Ned's actions
Steem and Steemit are both facing many issues, not from a technical point of view but maybe from a community standpoint. If you’re here for long enough you probably already know what most of these problems are, the hell you probably know what I’m talking about even if you just joined.
I think that all the newbies when they come on the platform have to face a massive wall that they will not be able to transcend for an extended period thus the need for curation projects is enormous. Most minnows will only earn pennies even if they write quality stuff while their only chance for some decent rewards is either getting curated by @OCD or @curie or being somehow picked up by a whale but we can only help so few users.
Delegation
Probably the only way to get constant huge payouts right from the beginning is if you either hold the stake, which I suppose no one has additional millions of dollars or if you know someone that owns the stake, either one being an option only a handful of people can profit from. If you don’t have the money to buy SP, there’s the option of receiving a delegation from someone, but the chances are low of getting some even if you’re making something exceptional.
There are revolutionary projects like @DTube, @DSound and even @DLive that have considerable stakes to support the content creators but they barely get to scratch the surface.
Besides the fact that @DLive holds the stake to support the community they entirely filed, circle jerking themselves with the delegated power, @desolator one of the creators somehow always receiving votes plus, he’s upvoting his account big with the DLive SP.
Shitposting
I’ve always been against shitposting because those people are both spamming the platform, the valuable content being harder to notice and taking away from the reward pool, money that could go to more deserving Steemians.
But you see, when @Ned is upvoting himself up to 3000 USD on a shitty comment and decides to delegate 600kSP to @Dmania through @misterdelegation I think the fight is already lost. @Dmania is an interface like @Dtube but for posting memes, memes being literal shitposts and because @Ned has decided to delegate them, I can say that he’s directly supporting shitposting.
If minnows are making spam posts while receiving no votes, the problem is not that huge, but when many notable users start to post spams, then the situation gets worse and worse. Because these dolphins and whales are posting memes and earning big bucks on them, of course, that the minnows get frustrated and instead of making quality posts and getting pennies it’s more convenient for them to post a meme and either make the same with little to no work or maybe even get curated by @Dmania.
The more and more this platform turns into a royal piece of shit as @berniesanders called it.
Conclusion
Many great projects help the community in a lot of ways, giving the possibility of earning rewards to anyone but some of them could still use some support.
There’s @SPL, the biggest freeroll cryptocurrency poker site in the world, with over 800 players, where many users that are still unnoticed on Steem have the possibility of earning some sweet SBD but @Ned decides to ignore it and delegate to @dmania instead. Maybe I should create my own shitty project with a D from Decentralized in the beginning cause I might get some delegation, it looks like this is the trend lately.
If he doesn’t like poker, there’s @OCD which is supported by @Acidyo and @anomadsoul both of which are giving up on their curation rewards only so they can help some undervalued minnows, but of course, @Ned decides to ignore this project too.
If he delegated some to any of the projects I mentioned, the people behind them would be able to help more and more people, but even if he already knows this, he decides to not give a fuck about them.
I’m looking forward to @Dan to launch his platform both because this will hopefully make @Ned get off his ass and start improving this shit, and probably because @Dan’s platform will be better and I will gladly open up an account there when it’s ready.
As a final note you are the one shaping the reality, if everybody’s posting memes then, this platform will only transform in another 9gag but if we keep on making quality posts and projects, we might have a chance to survive as a whole.
Yeah and I also see all this problem with the vote buying on shit posts.
yup, smartsteem should have to be used or something, but theres no way to enforce that
I was going to mention the EOS future platform just before reading your last paragraphs.
Competition will force both platforms to take only the best decisions and not be surpassed by the other.
I don't know if @Dan's platform will be better, but I certainly think it will help with the popularity of blockchain based social media. We will have to see who ends up being the leader in the end.
Either way, the best for us is to try to build a good community doing whatever we can so this project can find success, whatever the whales do is up to them and they should act with a lot of responsibility giving the magnitude of their actions.
Cheers bro!
Agreed, we can only do our part to improve the platform! Excited to see the EOS platform, it might be a situation where both survive and thrive, but there are some improvements that could be made to steemit for sure
The problem with Steemit is that its reward distribution model incentivizes abuse. Distributing rewards based on user votes is guaranteed to create abuse.
Moreover, there's no difference between an individual investing a million USD to Steem Power, getting a 100% ROI in a year through abuse and 100K individuals investing $10 USD and getting a 100% ROI in a year through abuse.
Actually, it's easier for the minnows to abuse the system, because they go under the radar. So, minnows aren't that innocent either, but I don't blame them. If the founder abuses the system, what can you expect from the average guy?
It's not illegal to abuse the system, because abuse is literally programmed into this system. There's no way around it. But it's immoral to abuse the system.
This system has to be changed soon, because it's a matter of time Steem investors will realize that $65 million USD of their hard earned cash is paid for mediocre content in a single year. When that happens, we will see Steemit and all of its tokens implode.
I'm not only criticizing the system. I have also posted a solution proposal, which is discussed by Steemians at this moment. Check the following in my profile: How to Solve the Reward Pool Abuse Problem Once and For All.
You're all invited to join the discussion. Let's do something to save this platform before it reaches the point of no return.
Lol we have been on the same page today i guess:D check my latest post:D
I recommend it! You should definitely read it guys and gals!
Just discovered you today!! Awesome to see channers on here that don't make me want to vomit my guts up!! ❤
Just posted on almost the exact same thing. It's a shame, but I think I'm going to have to focus on buying up alts to reduce my risk and EOS is going to be one of the top ones I'm going to buy. Wish it weren't so, but don't feel like going down with this sinking ship.
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I agree Dlive is basicly a organization for friends circle jerking just follow the 25 reputation accounts popping from everywhere getting 2-3 votes in a day , when they have a rule for 1 vote a day for each user.
dmania certainly loves you lol
Dmania is easily abusable thats problem too !
I know, just buy votes, if lucky get an 80 or so vote for them. Tempting... xD
Yeah, it's crazy how the people behind the project run it. The main problem is that @Ned doesn't step in to do something about it, he just let it happen.
Ikr. i struggle to get votes on multiple streams while they get votes for like 3 streams a day. WTF
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I disagree that memes are shitposts. It's just a form of content, if people like it, let them.
This is the kind of crap that makes people not love this platform. It's like we have to turn a blind eye to the bullshit so we can actually enjoy the platform. Not to mention, when was the last time @ned really filled us in on developments or had an open discussion about any problems people are seeing? I haven't seen it.
I'm really hoping things improve around here, people start rewarding the great users and stop pouring money into useless shit that will keep the masses away. I think dmania is fine, but memes shouldn't generate huge rewards imo, unless they are revolutionary.
Great post man, much needed and way to stand up for the good guys and call out some shit
I feel that you were a bit harsh on the whole Dmania thing. Many people like memes, and I enjoy them a lot for example. The problem is that you can't filter them out from your blog not that they are trash.
I could go on and on about how memes matter but that's not the point.
Your stance was a bit obtuse and you think about reiterating some of your statements.
I think his point was that when you compare a high-quality 2,000 words post with a meme, there can be just one winner. And the second point is that there are a lot of people abusing dmania.
the first point is invalid, an image (meme or otherwise ) can have an enormous impact.
Second point is very true. As long as there is a way to a abuse a system, people will find it.