It's really starting to annoy me that users are not authentic. I can't speak for a high ranking + steem powered folks because I am too new here but would they prefer to get authentic comments that drive the discussion? You can learn more if someone has a difference of opinion. There's a ton of Steemit cheerleading going on here but everything isn't all roses. I guess if you have been here a while, you have no reason to look back but if you care about the longevity of this platform you might want to see what things are like for a brand new user. The experience is not great and there's only one way to grow. You must be have a smooth onboarding process and the best content should be able to rise even if the new user doesn't have (rank), large follower, or STEEM POWER. A new user cares more about being noticed then making rewords. Getting noticed gives them hope. Hope helps them create their next post. Lets compare to reddit. People submit with the hopes their item will climb and get karma points and loads of comments. It doesn't matter if you have 0 karma or 4500 karma. Everyone has a shot. The best content finds its way to the top. With steemit, to get to the top you rank must be high, votes come from your followers so this also needs to be high.
Does anyone know why Steemit rejects the idea of tweaker user (rank) and implementing an algorithm to surface the best post and comments.
The other day I saw a comment thread that left me scratching my head. Went something like this...
Post was $600 or so. Nothing great. But this is what you get when your follower count is high.
Comment 1: $ 15 (a worthless comment that added no value
Comment 2: $ 0 (which happened to be the best comment)
Comment 3: $8 (same guy from Comment 1, No value.)
Comment 4: 0 (Dude told comment 1 + 3 comment guy he was killing it somehow with that comment trail,)
Back to my original thought. I like to stir the pot. Get the juices flowing. I'm not calling you out because I'm right, I called you out cause your points make little sense. My goal is to never leave a comment that cannot be helpful in some capacity.
Are people afraid to be themselves because they fear the downvote? If so, who cares. You will get more respect long term if you are who you are. I am not talking about trolling. If you said something that is simply not true I will call you out because I really don't want to carry about life and spreading misinformation. I hope people will do the same for me.
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