Do you always go to the trending page, mercilessly hitting that upvote button on each and every one of those articles that are already earning a couple of 100$, without even knowing what the article is about?
Are you guilty of using your vote on your own comment, which you wrote on an article that you didn’t even vote on?
There’s a whole book that could be written on Steemit etiquette and the do’s and dont’s. But today’s rant is not about that.
This article is not about curation awards!
There’s a ton of great content already written on it, like this old but useful one by 
This article is not to take away from the trending steemit celebrities, most of them might deserve what they earn.
This article is just to highlight the horrendous crime that is committed on Steemit each and every day, and which can be fixed by a simple change in our attitudes.
As a part of my 
duties, I get to curate a lot of content on Steemit.
Scanning the lengths and breadths of Steemit to find an undiscovered and undervalued gem in not an easy task, but I realized it’s not that difficult a job as well, thanks to the attitude that Steemians have cultivated post HF-19.
Why is it tough?
Well, for one. Most of the newbies that join Steemit, or even some of the veterans don’t realize that Steemit is a place that encourages originality and thrives on creativity.
One might not be the greatest of writers or the best photographer in town, but being original with your content and improving your skills over a period of time is something that will give you long term success.
Copy pasting content will get you a visit from that ‘animal’ who shall not be named here.
And then there are the identity thieves who think they are damn smart to take on the Steemit identity of public figures. Why? To gain some quick bucks that might fall their way.
Don’t worry, each one of the offenders will be caught sooner or later. It’s better to mend your ways while you have time.
So this is what the TOUGH part of curation is - to verify identities, to check the originality of content, etc.
Why is it not so tough?
Steemit is growing at a great pace, which means we have an influx of talented people from across the globe.
Hidden underneath the mountain of Follow4Follow and Upvote4Upvote spammers are gems which are silently going about doing the crazy talented things they do:
- sharing their mindbogglingly impressive artistic works,
- stories that melt your heart and touch your soul,
- food photography that makes you want to eat your screen,
- travelogues that are not sponsored by money but are all heart and soul.
Yes, nobody achieves overnight success on Steemit. But is it so hard for us to leave a genuine comment or a small vote on content that we like.
There’s so much great content around us:
Just today, I discovered a magician not just sharing magic tricks, but sharing food and smiles with the underprivileged.
Then there is a talented writer, who writes amazing stuff. But with no readers or votes, it’s like a candle that is giving light to an empty room.
In a way, Steemit has to evolve into a culture where there is a more balanced distribution of attention. How it can be achieved is a the topic for a different post altogether.
Till then, we need as many curators as there are content creators to encourage and motivate the brilliant work our community is creating.
What you need to do is to change - Cast your vote among your followers, or the ones you follow. You might have followed them for a reason. We might not be able to do it often, but we can try to do it once in a while. We have a 7 day payout system, you have 7 days to discover the amazing content Steemians have to offer. Use your votes and time on Steemit wisely.
Why I’m so proud to be a part of Team ?
I know that we’re making a difference.
We’re a team that knows what we want - to make authors posting consistent content on Steemit feel welcome.
And we will definitely get it done, with whatever resources and delegation is at our disposal.
We highlight talented stuff from undervalued authors, they get a platform to shine.
They might get a few more followers, they might even catch a whale’s attention.
But most importantly, they know there is someone watching out for them and their voices will be heard, if not now, then tomorrow.
Go discover a pearl today! - 
Thanks for reading!
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