Boss Of The Bosses.
You are the boss
Thank you sir,
Boss I'll die for you, without you there's no Steemit.
You are the best man on Steemit boss
You ever seen any of the above on Steemit. I'll bet my last penny, you've seen more than enough just for today. I am someone who read wide and deep on Steemit from different authors and also I have visited blogs of most of the top guys on Steemit. There is something I have noticed which have become over-disgusting here, and that is the rise of ass kissing.
I took almost an hour looking for this post by which he wrote more than 3 months ago and titled The Sirs Of Steemit, three months after the analysis, the people have discarded the use of the word sir and now adopt a more scammy word (not sure if scammy is in your dictionary) all in the act of praise-singing. If I have my way, I would have ask Asher to run that analysis again and find out how many times the word boss have been used in the last three or six months.
I'm not going to write much on this subject, but I'll take a few minutes to share my thoughts on this issue and why I think people should refrain from excessively ass kissing.
Daddy, What is Ass Kissing?
I do not have a child yet but I imagine my son back from school, all so excited and confused. Then over the dinner table, ask me the question above. Honestly, I'm not the best when it comes to defining things so if you have a better definition for ass-kissing you may as well earn yourself a 0.5sbd in the comment section. But in simple terms, If a boss ordered everyone to come to work in a pink tutu and bunny slippers and someone started praising the order as if it were the greatest thing since sliced bread, that would be ass kissing.
Ass kissing is the act or practice or an instance of attempting to curry favor by the excessive use of compliments, praise, or the like.
Okay Dad, So is it bad to kiss ass?
What would you say, in my opinion ass kissing is a part of our daily life. Something that must be done when we are at the bottom of the ladder. Because in whatever you choose to do, you will have two options which are to
either kiss the ass or be ready to kiss the dust.
About two years ago, I read a book titled 'The Mafia Manager' and I still remember this part from the book
Excessive Ass Kissing may be the kiss of death. That is to say, to be excessively polite is the ultimate rudeness.
Why do I hate it so much
Simple, because it is fake. Most praise singing are fake. I started leading groups when I was 13 and have lived a few years around a few people who were in authority. I have lived around it so much to know that they are fake and only meant to get some favours. So next time you want to talk to me, don't bother about using the word boss or sir.
You will noticed that often times spammers tend to do this. When they don't read a post but want to comments for upvotes, they quickly employ the act of ass kissing in order to make the author feel accomplished even when the comment add no valued to the discussion.
Excessive use of compliments too is an act of begging. Most times you noticed that someone who used the word boss is about to add a request in the next sentence. So I see these words as a begging technique employ by lazy, timid fellows to try and gain some favours.
Does cultural background influence the use of this words.
I'll say yes though I do not have sufficient data to back this claim. But I am a Nigerian, and I know in Nigeria words like boss, baba, daddy etc are used extensively. In fact I call and some others daddy as an informal way of addressing them. Here those words holds no meaning, it's just like a girl calling you dear or darling in this part of the world - don't smile, she attached no value to it.
But what people should know is that when you are in an intercultural settings like Steemit, you should try to adhere to international standard of doing things. You can address your close pals who you hold a stronger relationship with as boss, but when addressing people outside your friend circle, refrain from these words as they are frown at by most people.
As a word of caution to my audience, I would ask that your refrain from excessive ass kissing and praise singing. If someone did something you like, a simple thank you will be sufficient. You don't need to run around the persons blog and comments, shouting how loyal you are because in most cases, you've used the exact same word on someone else. Remember,
Excessive Ass Kissing may be the kiss of death. That is to say, to be excessively polite is the ultimate rudeness...