People are the main currency in Steemit, followers, the same is true for any government, any company, any cult or celebrity.
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Being part of a vulnerable minority, I remember applying for international aid in order to carry out a few awareness activities looking to decrease the risks the group faces, but I was surprised to find how big the donors' interest was in knowing how many people the organization was able to mobilize. They wanted to know who was involved, to what degree, what their background was. I remember how these participants' reports became a routine to the point in which they began to feel forced.
While I wanted to work towards wider understanding, education, the donors were interested in the visibility potential of the group, its chances of being taken seriously.
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To understand where this interest comes from one should first examine carefully the idea of democracy. I won't go much into it myself because what I wish to highlight about this idea is simple, democracy tells us that whatever the majority says goes.
This idea fosters a world of people spending all their time trying to be a majority or know whether they are in the majority. Because if your desires are not aligned with the majority then you are better off letting go of the desires for they won't be fulfilled. However, sometimes the desires of a group can change, people can be influenced to change their minds.
Symbols can create as much as they can destroy, the impact of symbolism can vary from person to person, but if there is one thing all symbolism share is the fact that its function is to influence.
Why would you need to tell anyone who you are voting for or worshipping?
I've seen bumper stickers everywhere I have been but I have never seen as many as in the United States, perhaps this speaks about how prevalent the idea of whatever the majority says goes is for this particular culture. In this place it seems like everywhere you go there is symbolism driving you to do or want something.
Freedom of expression is important, it's what allows me to say that there is such thing as visual contamination.
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