If upvoting gave the upvoter no compensation, if upvoting only gave the article upvoted compensation - what would the result be?
One money game on Steemit:
You know it exists.
Watch the popular posters who earn money, and Upvote at X time….whether you’ve read the article or not, in the hopes of earning for your upvote.
What is the purpose of upvoting?
As I see it – to show appreciation for a quality post and to give reward to the poster for their unique contribution.
Would people still upvote, if the upvoters gained no compensation for upvoting?
YES.
And their upvotes would be more authentic.
I would upvote for no compensation, out of authentic appreciation for a post.
I would upvote to support the efforts of the community.
I would upvote to support the efforts of the friends and connections in my “Follow” community.
This may result in less upvoting.
That’s OK.
Maybe 1 upvote will end up having the impact of what was previously 5 or 10 upvotes.
Being new to Steemit, when I upvote someone I usually do not see any change in the $ going to the author. Yesterday I upvoted someone, and the $ they received raised by one cent. The measure of satisfaction at my impact was palpable, “I’m making a difference for this author.” It sounds silly, because how much difference does one cent make? But I saw the measureable result of my upvote, and that gave me satisfaction.
This change would increase engagement through comments.
Thoughtful comments would be upvoted (by the main article's author and others), thus giving the commenter some compensation.
ADD THIS: Consider having no compensation for posting a comment on a popular piece, unless that comment receives upvoting.
This cuts down on bullshit comments, as they won't be upvoted, thus the commenter would not receive compensation.
How can we support the true spirit of Steemit, and limit the money “game”?
Please comment with your ideas.
AND AN APOLOGY:
I’m new to Steemit. I’m no expert on the Steemit system. I'm no expert on "the true spirit of Steemit." I hope I’m not expressing what a hundred others have expressed. Please forgive my naivity, if that is what I’m expressing in this post.
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