I was one of the first ones to join Steemit believe it about two weeks ago. Yes two weeks ago. I took out a line of credit and bought into the Steemit when it was at $1.60 per Steem. Now I owe about 10 thousand Canadian dollars. Thinking thats a smart thing to do. Well im trying to make that investment into something worth while. I have my heart and alot pending on the success of my hard work here in the Steemit community. I am long term.
But now i kind of feel like a fool in certain ways that i took money out and i am currently paying interest on my loan. While others just post once and they triple the amount i have in Steem power. It’s part of the system, i understand the rewards will be higher as more and more people join in.
I went fishing this weekend and the most people were making on last Friday was (3,000 a popular post) I comeback and now they are making up to $15,000 and more a popular post. What?
If it’s great content and original wow please pay them more. But the fact that some simply copy and paste others content and shake it as there own it’s kind of depressing. I also understand that its hard to filter this and it’s also hard to control how people will react to a certain post. But i thinks its a bit depressing in a way for people like myself that have actually invested and lost value in the rankings to a newbie.
I just hope that this site does not become a get rich scam. I really love this place and hope the best for the future of this site and yes i’m also here for the money as well. But i can see the platform crashing if nothing is changes and we continue to reward those for doing less and promoting a lazy way of growing value in their wallets only to then cash out.
My solution would be to earn the right to vote. Limit the voting power daily like Coinbase does to its customers. They limit the amount they can deposit and withdraw if you are new. This way you have to think twice and read the content before posting it. Instead off gambling i guess, pick the right post and you will be rewarded.
I hope i don’t attract negativity to this post, but i do welcome your opinions. I’m sure that i am not the only one in this boat and have the same thoughts that i have.