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RE: Let's Talk—How Can We Improve Engagement on Steemit?
This is all true. But what I see lately, is that "whales" are just self voting. There is no "bigger users, helping smaller ones"
This is all true. But what I see lately, is that "whales" are just self voting. There is no "bigger users, helping smaller ones"
I've had a few of my posts get big upvotes from influential people with high Steem Power. Not all the time, but every once in a while. It feels great to get noticed and appreciated.
I think the "engagement" part of @firepower's post is the thing we should be looking for. How do we connect with people who have similar interests and goals? Apps can help, and I'm looking forward to using @spectacles, but social leadership from a few influential people here may go a long way, too... maybe I can be one of those influential people. All of us have leadership potential. We just have to decide to use it.
We can't really force for whales to up vote the minnows. With @spectacles we hope we can help people to get more insights in their followers and their activity when it comes to their own account. Maybe you have someone upvoting for you for a long time now, but you hadn't noticed - this is the time to give something back to that person and give him an upvote in return too.
I would love to hear more of your thoughts @matthewdavid. If you're on Steemit.Chat, I would love to have a chat with you :)
Thanks @sjennon
I'm not on Steemit.Chat yet, but I'll join soon and connect with you there. I appreciate your comment and look forward to talking with you more soon.
Sure! I am glad to find you on there once you've registered.
Looking forward to talk!
Hmm, @sjennon, I love what you and @pilcrow did with Spectacles, it works great and I truly appreciate it for getting insights in what's happening 'behind the curtains'.
But I don't think I fully agree with you here. Maybe we cannot force whales to upvote minnows, but we can surely explain how we see things:
Whales usually have a large amount of Steem or Steem Power (which is just Steem that you can't withdraw immediately), that's what defines a whale. So it's always in the best interests of whales to see the intrinsic value of STEEM go up. Currently, Steem is valued quite low (it has been higher before at least) and I think the potential for it is huge. Most whales would agree with that, otherwise they'd probably hold different assets.
Now, having whales self-voting a lot does not make Steemit more attractive to new users, therefore it doesn't help their interests a lot. Supporting the minnows on the other hand (as long as the minnows create decent content and engage in meaningful and positive ways) does create an attractive atmosphere, which will lead to faster mass adoption and ultimately, drive up the value and price of Steem.
I see whales understanding these principles, so I'm not too worried, just hope to see more of this kinda stuff:
newbie here, and trying to learn as much as possible thanx for your insight :)
-splendorhub
Yeah.. And that's kind of increasing the gap between whales and minnows - which is a shame. Haven't figured out the solution is for that tho. However, for the whales that are willing to help out - I am sure they can track with @spectacles who to help out too.