What the hell is going on? I'd like to point out that my first couple weeks on Steemit were much more rewarding than the last few days. And when I say rewarding, I am not talking JUST about payouts, I am talking about emotionally rewarding. But now....
Let's Start with Not Upvoting Rant
Nepotism on Steemit? Who knows, but the fact is that as people are upvoting less and less for each other unless they are ol' buddies!
And the whales who ARE receiving upvotes just for clicking "Post" are staying on the trending and hot pages. Everyday, the same few are making amounts near $1000 or more by posting just 1-3 posts a day!
There is little to no chance for a newcomer writing original content to be seen or upvoted because the algorithms are turning us into sheep!
MOREOVER, a large percenting of Steemit users who have a lot vesting power but vote very rarely! Why not spend a little time on the platform and seek out minnows making good content?
I believe more people on Steemit will be happier when we see fewer $1000 posts and more $10-$100 posts spread out among the community - otherwise we are just steemit workers who will always stay small!
Let's Move On... Un-voting? WTF
I can't even remember how I found out now because my nerves clogged up my memory channels! Goddamn - someone is going to all the posts they upvoted a few days ago and removing the upvotes -- I assume because the smell of coffee just hit their callow noses!
I woke up this morning and got on Steemit for an unexpected steemit community surprise... "You've got to be kidding, someone just UNDID an upvote from 5 days ago?!"
It wasn't that much - an upvote worth $0.03, but why did that person remove their opvote? I'm not even interested in asking, because I find that kind of behavior obnoxious. I preferred to unfollow that person and keep my small circle GENUINE.
Finally, Understanding Decrease in Payouts
This one is less of a rant and more just a little tiny steemian in our Steemit universe trying to understand how a post could lose payout value of almost 50% in less than 7 days! It's huge - over seven days!
How can one try to manage themselves when this is happening without any real indication as to why? I am new on an 18-month old platform trying to make this place my home on the net! But I need to know that there is a valid reason as to why value that was offered me by other steemians for work I'd done is lost.
In the meanwhile, Ryan and I are trying to find the rest of the payout...
