This video popped up on Facebook this morning, and I think it had the opposite affect on me than they intended. Apparently, I joined Facebook on April 19th, 2007. What was supposed to be a celebration of Facebook instead reminded me I've been their product for 10 years now. Every thing I do, every like, comment, and post, provides data they sell to advertisers in order to create profit for shareholders.
On Steemit, we're the shareholders.
On Steemit, we have governance roles via our witness votes.
Here, we get to decide how the value we create is rewarded and what the future here will look like.
I'm grateful for Facebook, I truly am. I've connected with many amazing people there, and I've grown tremendously through various groups and pages I follow.
I'm also hopeful for the future.
I want to see the network effect push away from centralized systems to those where individuals have influence, they can't be censored, and we all benefit from the value we create together.
The future is freedom.
The future is decentralized.
Steem On