I was experimenting with various different types of posts since I signed up for Steemit over 4 months ago and have had positive and negative results. I mean, we all love that dough, having a great community, and seeing the upvotes reel in, but nothing is worse than a flag (downvote) because someone disagrees with your opinion.
The least popular opinions in a majority are sometimes the ones that lead to the most critical thought, and the most unknown or unpopular lifestyles are often the ones that lead to the most critical thought. However, whether it be a Social Justice Warrior, a Conservative Christian, militant atheist or contradictory anarchist, the downvote based on silencing people destoys the whole benefit behind the platform: sharing of ideas for being tested in the arena of critical thought and debate.
I posted an article about how to slaughter rabbits, and on another site, I got 7 flags on the post from vegetarians, animal rights activists and people stating I should've used the NSFW tag (processing food isn't profanity or sexually explicit, but a way of life where I live). But folks, do we want a platform filled with people that only disagree with us and share our worldview? This world can be as small as you want it to be, but don't make it smaller for everyone else because you couldn't just continue scrolling. Don't be a bully.
We need this world to be full of diversity, many different minds, and conflicting philosophies to be a part of a legitimate logical argument. When you use force (flagging) in order to bully peoples' ideas back into the shadows, you are acting as an authoritarian destroying free speech and not working toward the cause of liberty.
So it's up to you, my Steemit brothers and sisters, whether you be delegates for the advancement and growth of the community, or the paper dictator hiding behind a computer that hinders a platform that is growing as a force to prevent the very thing you are doing, censorship of free expression.