'SOMETIMES, I HATE THEM TOO.'

In the schoolyard of Steemit, Hive account@dollarvigilante is that pompous, self confident, loud new kid from out of town (What Is a "Mexi-Canada" anyway?). He walks down the halls, proclaiming his newfound success as the 2nd line quarterback, and pushes you to ask the question "is this guy for real?".

Who is he to run tutorials when he doesn't even know how to link a picture? Why is he more popular than the multitude of useful content being posted on Steemit as we speak. His click-baity titles and ridiculous header photo make you feel like Steemit is about to implode in a fiery ball of crypto-geekery, destined to be used by lazy, "this-is-how-i-made-10000-in-a-month-ers" that have no desire to use Steemit for anything other than a quick buck. It undermines everything we worked for, he's spitting on our toys and playing with them too rough.

I really, really don't like his posts.

A lot of you would agree. BUT, he is SOMEBODY for a really good reason and he is bringing attention to the platform. He's not posting anything inappropriate, he's not calling anyone out and he isn't doing anything other than trying to make money with Steemit while he does it.

SO WHY HAVE MY BELOVED COUNTRYMEN DOWNVOTED HIS POST INTO OBLIVION?

We shouldn't be downvoting content because it makes us feel like we have all become used car salesmen. We should applaud him for finding a way to gain notoriety within our community and for preaching the gospel of Steemit to his followers. Hive account@steve-walschot is entitled to his opinions, but the community loses integrity when they remove a posts value just because it's not in line with the culture.

Strong language and overtly trying to sell things is... how you sell things, after all

Let's all just sit back, head over to #marijuana and chill. This place is getting a bit nuts.