this meme is called unpopular opinion...
Often on Steem the conversation turns to what should we do about abuse. It's a challenging topic because abuse like quality or engaging, abuse is subjective.
However, I think nearly all of us has at least one example of someone we think is over gaming the system. So far we've done a mediocre job at combating spam, bidbot abuse, and misallocation of the reward pool.
I often see the big account holders and witnesses scratching their heads wondering.. "What can we do about it?" It never ceases to amuse me.
One of the most common answers I see when I question them about why they don't flag it. The answer is usually "because I don't get paid to flag" or some play on the idea that flagging equals not earning.
No one seems to consider the cost involved in letting the absue happen. To be blunt it sounds like something a spoiled 13-year-old would say when asked to do the dishes. "Will you pay me?"
No, we aren't going to pay you to clean your own room or take care of your own investment.
Do Resturants get paid to clean? (Hint no one wants to eat in a dirty restaurant)
Do Stores get paid for having security cameras and having security measures? (Theifs will take your profits pretty quickly)
What if you were a farmer raising a flock of chickens to sell the eggs. Each night a fox, wolf or owl ran off with a few of your chickens, but you refused to improve your fences or kill a predator because you weren't paid to do it?
I suspect this farmer would not be in business for long?
Nor the dirty restaurant owner.
I bet the store that doesn't have any security and allows people to shoplift at will, also is a losing operation.
The point is the Restuarant Owner, Farmer, and Store Keeper are motivated by holding value in their business. By taking care of business, their business grows and retains value.
We have people who post one picture with a quote, give zero credit to anyone and use bidbots to upvote them to around $10 just enough to stay off the radar. We have large accounts who just make comments and upvote them. We have one guy with a large stake upvoting himself nearly a hundred percent. We have the gal supporting her friends and family in China...
Maybe you don't think all of those are abuse, and that is fine. If you think any of them are bad for your investment, you should step up and clean up.
I'm glad we have some flag groups, but like curation groups, they tend to focus on one element and I think it is a good start but it would be more decentralized if each user just flagged a little abuse as they see it. Fight abuse in your own size category so you don't get wiped out by a large account.
We are responsible. No one is going to pay us to clean our own room.
That's on US.
What is this costing us? Does anyone consider the lost value?
It's our site, it's our investment and if we want it cleaner, it's our job to clean it up.
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