Steemit has existed only a short period of time and has already helped in forming friendships and connections with other people that otherwise may never have happened. However, I see more and more new users very disgruntled by the fact that they are not making much money at present and their content is getting largely ignored.
Steemit网站从投入使用到现在只是很短的时间，却已经帮助很多陌生人相互交流，建立友谊。然而，我看到越来越多的新用户对自己没赚到多少钱的事实非常不满，埋怨他们的文章被忽略。
I totally understand where these feelings are coming from and why it is a serious issue to be tackled in the near future. But as we can already see, Dan and Ned are most definitely on the case to try and address this problem as soon as possible. Almost on a weekly basis, we see some changes and implementations to the GUI to help improve our user experience as a whole.
我完全能理解这种感受，也认为这的确需要解决。但正如我们所见，平台几乎每周都推出方便用户使用的新功能和变化，说明Dan 和 Ned 已经很尽力处理各种问题。相信这也不例外。
But only a few days ago while in the Steemit chat room, I witnessed two instances of individuals who were venting their frustrations at other users about the reward system and the unfairness of it all. It got me thinking about the uncharted territory we are all in at the moment, going from the developers point of view, all the way to the users who are signing up right now about to discover Steemit for the first time.
仅仅几天前，我在Steemit聊天室里亲眼目睹了两起例子，都是新用户向群里发泄自己对奖赏制度的愤愤不满，认为它是如何不公平等等。这让我沉思，其实无论是从开发商的角度，或是正在注册Steemit的新用户，大家目前都还停留在一个未知的领域里。
Primarily, I believe we should recognise that Steemit is still a newborn. Still learning to crawl in fact. Really speaking, Steemit gained mass recognition on July 4th when the first payout was issued and it was confirmed that this new social media experiment was in fact the real deal. So taking this as a basis, what could be the perceived most important factors that matter as of right now?
我认为我们应该意识到的第一件事是，Steemit仍然是一个新生儿，还正在学习爬行。真正算起来，Steemit实际上是在7月4日正式启动的，因为这是它第一次向用户派发奖赏，而被社会确认为真实营运的社交媒体平台。以这个为考虑基准，那么目前我们存在着什么样的现实问题呢？
Content Has Intrinsic Value in Itself / 文章内容需要有价值
I'm sure everybody who first hears of Steemit and the incredible payouts that have been distributed up to this point are in utter amazement. The next thought is how I can get in on the action and create my fortune as well. This, I believe, is the setup for the disappointment.
The lucky few who did manage to rocket their way to success very fast are an extremely small proportion. For the rest of us to succeed, there are much more relevants points to concentrate on instead of trying to get rich quick.
我相信当大家初次听说Steemit平台肯定都对它的高额奖金感到难以置信，接下来就冥思苦想地要如何行动起来也创造自己的财富。我相信这点是导致大家最终失望的主要原因。
成功发表文章并获丰厚奖金的幸运用户，是占比例很小的少数人。对于剩下的我们大部分人，则需要思考如何让自己成功的方法，而不是一味追求快速致富。
Take the monetary aspect away for a minute and Steemit is, at its very core a social media blogging platform. The rewards are a by-product of good content. So the first thing I started doing was looking at and studying other people’s posts and trying to take the best elements from each one. Improving our blogging technique has immeasurable value in itself.
If we really believe in the concept of Steemit, then we should envisage a time in the future where there will be more dolphins and whales within the ecosystem filtering through more posts and spreading valuable upvotes to more deserving good content. Content quality will play a much bigger role later on. So the way I see it, why not focus on this prime opportunity to improve and hone one's skills now before the content competition get much stiffer down the line.
除了是数字货币，Steemit的核心是一个让大家发表文章的社交媒体平台，想要获得回报就需要发表好文章。所以我做的第一件事情就是学习其他人的帖子，尽量吸纳每篇文章的优胜之处。积极提高我们写作技术这个行动本身就有着无法估量的价值。
如果我们真的相信Steemit，我们就应该相信不久的将来，在这个生态系统里会有更多的海豚和鲸鱼来筛选并上投有价值的好文章。那个时候，文章的质量会发挥更大的作用。所以在我看来，为什么不抓住这个黄金机会集中精力来改善和磨练自己的写作技能，以便日后在越来越激烈的竞争中脱颖而出呢?
Spreading the Word / 宣传Steemit平台
Though Steemit has reached such dizzying heights in a relatively short space of time, it is still very early days now. Social media is one of the most competitive industries of business technology and Steemit is going up against some of the major players of our era, who already have had the time and resources over the years to reach the levels they have.
So, if you look at it from another angle, whereas our agenda might be to make as much money as we possibly can, Dan and Neds agenda is to just keep Steemit surviving day to day so we actually have the privilege of using and benefiting from this platform! These are the hardest days for Steemit and the developers so if we focus on helping Steemit succeed, we are in fact helping ourselves to succeed at the same time.
虽然Steemit在短期内就取得了这样令人眩目的成绩，它现在仍处于初期阶段。社交媒体是一个竞争相当激烈的技术区域，Steemit要获取成功，需要与当今的几个社交媒体巨头较劲。而这些巨头利用过去几年时间和资源发展到了现在这样高的水平，Steemit要与他们竞争存活，的确不容易。
所以，如果你从另一个角度来看，我们的目标可能是赚尽可能多的钱，而Dan 和 Ned的目标则是维持Steemit在社会上的存活，保证大家能够顺利使用这个平台。这段日子是Steemit与其团体遭遇困难的时期，所以如果我们大家一起帮助Steemit取得成功，实际上是帮助自己取得成功。
For instance, I’m sure we still follow users on other already established social media platforms like Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, etc. Why not curate those posts with subtle nods to Steemit? Spreading the word is currently paramount to the continued survival of Steemit, so no matter how small our footprint, we can all easily do our bit to contribute with a more hands-on approach.
举例来说，我敢肯定我们其中很多人仍然追随并使用其它建立相对完善的社交媒体平台，如Youtube, 脸书和Instagram等等。为什么不在那些帖子上推广Steemit平台呢？ 目前来说，大力宣传Steemit是维护其存活的重要途径。所以无论我们作为个体有多渺小，但每个人都可以尽自己能力实实在在地为Steemit这个平台作出贡献，所谓积少成多，人多力量大就是这个意思吧！
When Steemit truly does takes off, which I see is still in the beginning stages of happening, whatever we put in now should be rewarded tenfold in the future. Steemit could easily diversify into large retail companies taking advantage of the platform when user adoption really hits the mainstream. This would allow for the merging of sponsorship deals and advertising promotions to create even more monetary streams for Steemit users, hopefully leading to a more equal and fair distribution of rewards as a whole.
The possibilities are huge given how the bigger picture is looking and though each advancement will in turn produce a slew of problems as expected, you can bet they will be addressed as they are being right now. All of the other big players started off in the same way. With Steemit, the more you can put in now, the more you can get out later.
我认为现在Steemit还是初级阶段，但当它真正发展起来，我们现在的投入在未来应该有超过十倍的回报。当Steemit的用户数量增长成为主流以后，它可以利用平台优势发展多元化，进入大型零售业。赞助商和广告促销商也会随之而来，为Steemit及其用户增加更多的奖赏途径，希望这能带动整个平台走向更平等与公平的奖赏制度。
长远来看，Steemit的发展潜力是非常大的，然而随之而来的问题也是不可避免的。我相信这些困难都会一一被解决掉，正如现在的状况一样。所有社交媒体大巨头也经历如此阶段。随着Steemit现在的发展，你往它投资越多，日后收获必定更大！
The Crypto Breakthrough / 数字货币的突破
After recently being introduced into the world of crypto, I can now understand how much of a big deal Bitcoin was when first used back in 2009. A decentralised financial system capable of sizeable global transactions for a very modest fee therefore accessing developing parts of the world which would previously have not been possible. It was indeed a revolutionary concept and one that took off spectacularly.
But after all this time though, it was still looking for that “Killer App” to take it to the next level for the masses as still only a small group of people were involved in crypto. Steemit has changed that limitation single-handedly and succeeded in doing what no other crypto had managed in the past. Reaching and relating to everyone.
被引进到数字货币的世界里，我现在终于能够理解2009年发行的比特币是多大的一件事儿。它是一个可以实现全球交易的分散金融体系，由于手续费很便宜，这让比特币联结上目前金融系统到达不了的一些世界发展中地区。这确实是一个大变革。
然而现在只有少数人使用数字货币，所以比特币仍然在寻找一个 “杀手锏” 让数字货币成为主流，上升到另一个新层次。Steemit冲破了这种局限性，比其他任何数字货币都更成功地推广和涉及到每个人。
Taking the above into consideration, Steemit has passed the first huge milestone on getting that recognition and setting itself up for a great start. Now, I believe, it also needs it’s users to help continue that momentum as it’s the users that will be primarily at the driving seat from now on. The developers work the cogs and we steer the machine. Time is a key factor to Steemit working as it was fully intended to. I don’t for one second believe this is Dan and Ned’s final vision therefore I feel a little patience is required on our part.
考虑到上述情况，Steemit成功设立并被认可，已取得了第一个巨大的里程碑。我相信Steemit现在需要它的用户来帮忙继续保持这个上涨势头，因为用户从现在开始将会坐在驾驶员的位置上。开发商维持齿轮运作，而我们来驾驶Steemit这个大机器。时间是决定Steemit发展的关键因素，我并不相信现在的Steemit平台是Dan 和 Ned 的最终版本。所以我们必须有耐心。
Crypto currencies have had a massive surge of public awareness thanks to Steemit. From here, it will take collaborative efforts from both developers and users alike to propel it through to the next chapter, which means us promoting the ideology of Steemit as well as our own posts on the platform.
Steemit带动了更多人认识数字货币。从这里，它会在开发商和用户的共同努力下把数字货币推到下一个章节。这也意味着通过在这个平台上发表文章来推广促进Steemit的思想。
When All Is Said and Done / 最后…
We have to take Steemit for what it is and how we perceive it. Is it some get rich quick scheme, an opportunity for trading a new crypto currency or something that can revolutionise the way we communicate, earn and do business all in one elegant package?
I hope Steemit manages to overcome the numerous obstacles it faces on an almost daily basis, but I also hope that we as users can also look past our own personal agendas and help Steemit realise its full potential and reach the heights I firmly believe it can and someday will reach.
要正确看待Steemit， 我们必须看清它的本质。Steemit是快速致富的途径，交易新型数字货币的机会，还是一个彻底改变我们交流，挣钱和商业方式的革命？
我希望Steemit能设法克服它几乎每天都面对的种种障碍，但我更希望我们作为用户也可以暂且抛开短期个人利益，帮助Steemit充分发挥其潜力，开创另一个新高!