rant-start
I have read a lot of complaints about the quality of the posts that can be seen on the trending page, the general argument is that there is a lot of low-quality content being rewarded on Steemit which to some leads to what is called “ the reward pool raping”, harsh term right?
On one hand I believe that the stake that investors have either bought or obtained through countless hours of writing is for them to use as they see fit. If I want to cast a 100% full vote on a picture of a stupid crypto-kitten that is my decision and it is my Steem to use. But on the other, I believe that with power comes responsibility, the rewards I give to a shit-post is being taken away from another good quality unfound post.
Some people have “won” my automated vote through their past posts that I liked, I auto-vote to support people 24/7, nevertheless this auto-voting strategy votes for all good and shit posts. Which is of course unfair.
Conclusion
My view on the endless “shit-posting” debate is:
Everyone is free to shit-post as much as they want, is their blog and the blockchain is meant to be free and uncensored. However, it is the responsibility of those who are voting to decide whether to vote or not for a particular shit post. All in all, what could be a shit-post to me could be a very funny picture to another user, so live and let live. I will nonetheless try my best to not vote for generic or automated shit-posts.
rant-stop