I see you are New around here Just like me...
But there is one thing i quickly realized: Steemit is a game. Not Very different from other social platforms, but with some "hidden" rules that to be effective we need to learn.
We all are in a total New enviroment, and people like me and you arrived a bit late on the game.
A game where some players already established some dominance on the board.
But make no mistake. Other social platforms also have the big players, but the difference here is that anyone can reach the big player status, be It by putting money on the game of grinding it.
For the small to thrive, we need to underst these "hidden" rules.
For good or bad, those who have the bigger Stack on the game establishes the rules, and until we reach the big player status, we have to play under or around these rules.
@grumpycat actions do have some fundaments, but unfortunately some colateral damage always happens.
But dont be discouraged by this. What i have seen around here is usually when people that have post good content usually get a lot of attention when flagged, and end up recovering the loss.
But yeah, the big comment self upvote sucks to see when our vote is worth less than 0,05 steems. But i have already seen worst.
But its like It is written on the whitepaper: bad players can be reduced by the community, but they Will never be erradicated.
And It Will only kill the platform If there is only bad players around. While there is still quality content around here steemit Will survive.
Dont give up! Learn and adapt.
Thank you @phgnomo – Indeed, this has turned out to be an incredible gift. Writing and posting this was cathartic, more than anything. I just had to get it off my chest. I certainly wasn't expecting such an outpouring of support.
Not giving up, not by a long shot. Adapting....yep!
Debates like this are great! It's a shame that it took your terrible experience to bring this up but now we have different points of view and let's hope that whoever steers this ship takes notice and makes the correct course adjustments!
Alas....it is all of us who collectively steer the ship. Therein' lays both the gift and the problem – how do we come to a consensus about how best to do that?
I've been here a long time, and this is a fantastic summary. Please repurpose this as a full blown post about the game.
Thank you for the suggestion. I will do it soon. I am working at this moment on an article about the Steem Economy, wich is the hidden side of how things work around here, and many people don't take time to understand.
But i will write around this idea of Steem as a game.
Thank you.
Witness follower earned. I'll watch for these posts.
I havent written about the game aspect of Steem, but the economy post is already up!
https://steemit.com/guide/@phgnomo/steem-economy-guide-part-1
Would be nice to know what you think.