RE: An Open Letter To All Steemians and especially Whales...
The road to hell is paved with good intentions!
I never liked them flags because they can become a tool of oppression in the hand of some bully with lots of SP, used to punish opinions which go against the beliefs of the bully.
Since the weight of a flag, like an upvote, is based solely on SP, the whole thing is very capitalist, like in the real world where money is power.
You use the word anarcho while describing steemit, but apart from that everybody can post what they want and this cannot be censored because it cannot be deleted from the blockchain, there are the same power structures and central mechanisms in place as in the real world.
The small fry is sucking up to the big fish in hopes of some crumbs trickling down. And flagging somebody into oblivion and invisibility is a kind of censorship also anyway.
@familyprotection, however noble their cause and intentions, are also playing those steemit games by rewarding only what fits their agenda, by trying to keep their comment sections clean of adversary opinions, etc.
I can see why somebody might think that what they are doing is a ring game and reward pool rape, though I personally believe there are lots of other people, doing real damage to steemit with scams and reward pool rape etc, and people who are serious about making steemit great again should first go after those guys, so the fact that they are going after @familyprotection leads me to believe that they have a disagreement on opinion, but this is not what flags are meant for.
I like how you bring up the aspect of humility. Basically we should all understand and admit that all we are doing here is voicing opinions, nobody is in possession of the absolute truth.
Everybody must have the right here to voice an opinion, however weird in the eyes of others, without having to live in fear of being flagged for that.
Also everybody has the right to get their fucking feelings hurt by others, nobody and nothing should be off-limits, because that would lead only to some form of self-censorship. 😎
So live and let live!
Interesting comment @likedeeler.. I have pick up on the comment :
"by trying to keep their comment sections clean of adversary opinions, etc."
I really don't see that is the case.. whilst they obviously don't want to see people slag off what they are doing.. they are really not TRying to do anything .. more than rewarding people who contribute their stories or valuable stories
also, i would not say they are playing games at all. This is FAR from a game to them, this is real stuff and they are simply generating awareness and fundraising for real life action..
It is the case and it happened on your own post where me and likedeeler had some different opinions. I really felt we were slowly moved down in the comment section.
We were not slagging off, just adversary opinion as likedeeler expresses very nicely.
Thanks for the assist.
Since I am cursed with a very good memory, I know that I am right in that regard,
but I just couldn´t be bothered to dig up some hard evidence for proof.
sorry, what is the case exactly,, i think im missing something?
well said likedeeler-- many great points!
agreed!
that's at the core of it, i think. a difference in opinion is not the reason for a flag-- that's just plain censorship! and if steemit turns into an economy like that, it wont be the place we hope it can be. it wont reach its potential certainly to help build new inspiring structures and ideas for humans. we'll self-censor to fit into whatever the people with high VP want... or we'll leave. yuck!
Right on, @likedeeler! I can't speak about the parts about @familyprotection because I haven't seen that, but I haven't looked hard, but I do think they are ultimately trying to raise money for a cause, so I understand only upvoting comments rarely and specifically to their cause. What you said about how this reflects the outer world of capitalism is super spot on to me. People with money squashing opinions of the little guy in order to get more power and control the conversation. It's a problem, and it needs fixed. Can we depend on those with power to control that urge? I don't think so. I just don't have that much faith in human nature.