Steemit has first mover advantage of being a social media platform built on top of a blockchain technology leveraging a proof of brain in rewarding good quality content by upvoting it and earning Steem Backed Dollars and Steem.
It is a haven for artists, musicians, writers, photographers, bloggers and people looking for gigs. With its relatively fast transaction speed and zero transaction cost for transfers it one of the most widely used blockchain technology through its SMT.
Organization and charities create their profile and using the gifteconomy aspect of Steem are able to raise funds for children, war-torn and starving nations are instantly given aid and the blockchain provides the transparency that goes to those intended thus changing the lives of many.
Artists and musicans are able to share their art and the notion of starving artists disappear as they are able to make a living through their passions.
Writers and bloggers weave their words and are appreciated for the depth of the stories and articles that they have created.
Steemgiggers are now prevalent in Steem as they use Steemgigs.org by as a portal to offer their services, products, and talents. The words "Everyone has something to offer." resonates through the internet as people build their dreams on top of Steem.
Together we create our future.
Yet this was not always the case. Things were bleak at one point. Bid bots ruled the trending, the scarcity mindset was prevalent as self voting in the platform became the norm going as high as 80% for the majority of people.
Posts and comments were mere placeholders for self upvotes and bots to vote on what has been dubbed as the Haejin Effect,
It looked like we would never hit that 1 million sign up as more people were leaving the platform in search of other platforms that fit their beliefs.
Then the Hivemind happened and communities were empowered to make changes. Moderators were introduced that were altruistic and truly cared for the platform and started sorting through the tags and post.
Delegations were given to communities like who would bring in more people into the platform and
, in turn, would mentor and retain people by supporting Steemians and making them the best possible versions of themselves.
We are a community that aims to get Steem to the masses by mentoring new Steemians, support projects, and initiatives that add value to the platform. Our discord server is a place where enthusiastic Steemians can connect with each other and collaborate on projects. Essentially, we are individual dreamers who come together to create something awesome using the Steem blockchain!
Yet they were just one of the many communities that banded together and said that they do not need heroes and would save the platform by themselves.
People just stopped complaining and started working on correcting the behavior. People started believing in the abundance mindset that there is more to Steem than making a quick buck.
The selfish people left the platform looking for other green pastures to forage on as the system started to make it not profitable to be selfish.
The witnesses worked hand in hand with the different communities to flag the bad players.
"Enough is enough!" became the battlecry of the masses as the trending was cleaned up and plagiarism dealt with.
There was value in creation again. There was value in writing, painting, taking photos and providing proof of brain. Steem returned to the ideals it set in the whitepaper before all the Hard forks worked to disrupt it.
It did not have a single person that inspired people to fight back but it was the collective mind of every decent Steemian who wanted to be the change in the world. Our world, our Steem platform.
This post was inspired partly by my previous post on this challenge May 30 Days Writing Challenge - Day Seven: Name 3 Things That Must Be Done Immediately To Make Steemit.com A Better Experience
These things might happen and it might not but I will fight for Steem and will not just give up on it even with all the drama because I still see a lot of good.
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