A while back, I had written a post comparing the similarities between Klout and Steemit. The fact of the matter is that both are very similar.
Once again, Klout is a measuring platform that keeps tabs on your social media engagement. The higher your score in Klout, the more influential you are because that means you take the time to be very engaging, and the same goes with Steemit. The higher your rep is, you are more respected in the community.
Klout is no longer a relevant way of measuring your social media influence because it's far from accurate. Not to mention, many times high Klout scores have been known to be created by gaming the system.
Klout wouldn't know the difference if you created fake social media sock puppet accounts to fake engagement. In addition to that, you could pay influential people to retweet your content on a consistent basis.
I don't see an issue with that of you need a boost here and there once in a while, while you are legitimately doing your work. However if all you do is use sock puppet accounts and rely on paid influencers to share your stuff, you are clearly gaming up a high Klout score. Very few people care about Klout nowadays because it really is useless but my point is this: Many users are gaming Steemit as well!
Yes, some have created sock puppet accounts on Steemit as I know of one individual who is gaming the system this way. But the real way to game Steemit is to keep buying votes from bots!!
I don't see an issue with doing that once in a great while to get a boost while you are doing the work by engaging with others. However, if you are buying votes from different bots daily and are going from a reputation of 30 to 60 within a matter of weeks- I'm sorry you are gaming the system!! Whatever influence or power you appear to have is non-existent. It doesn't matter even if you are writing good posts daily. If you are buying votes on all of them, it is not a legit way of becoming powerful within the community.
I am seeing many members do this and climb up as a result. That being said, who really are the real Whales and Dolphins? Because if you are buying your reputation while creating fake accounts to upvote you all the time, you are as fake as a three dollar bill. My 2 c folks.
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