So, it has been my first official week contributing to Steemit, and I would like to give my first impressions of the platform.
Introduction to Cryptocurrencies
My first exposure to Bitcoin was back in 2011, at that point it was my brother who introduced me to it. He is about 12 years older than myself and was the reason I got hooked on Linux and third-party thinking. When this took off he was raving about it being the first untraceable currency, however back then there wasn't a lot of use for Bitcoin outside of making shady purchases on the deep web. Foolishly, we didn't think it would take off.
Getting into Steemit now (the good)
In my intro post, I stated how I found out about Steemit. So far, the general reaction is reasonable. This platform motivates me to create quality content and try to stand out from others. I also enjoy the community, I have become involved with a contest group called Information Finding Championship, and it gives me a lot of ideas on what to post. So, if I have a brain fart, I can refer to the weekly challenge to make a post. The system of being able to partially upvote a post is pretty cool. It is like, "I like the post, but it isn't that great or unique." So I like that.
The Bad
Things I don't really like about the platform, is that I am noticing a lot of people are using minnow boosting services to boost their post. I mean when you see a long post with 100 votes and only 30 views, something is fishy. So, seeing that going down makes me feel as though if it isn't resolved, it will just tank the value of Steem, both the hard currency and the quality of content if everyone does it to make a few bucks.
It also seems as though there are too many overly positive people on the platform that just want their comments upvoted when I read a post. Not that I am saying I wish people were trolling and throw shit at each other but being overly nice gives me a little bit of cult vibe at points.
At Last
I hope that the platform can figure out how to handle the artificial boosters in the system, maybe I am just too harsh on people because of a platform like this kind of figures itself out. You don't get rewarded for being a bootlicker. lol
I am excited to see how my first payout from last week turns out and looking forward to making more post. Also, noticed the Dsound app that was created, so I am getting some friends into Steem to post their music.
Well, that is all I have to say about Steemit for now.
Until then,
Ride on!
'...but being overly nice gives me a little bit of cult vibe at points.' LOL
I get what you're saying, I have to admit, it occurred to me on some occasion to be overly nice on posts where the authors upvote is worth more then what I make in in writing 20 posts...
That being said, it is too bad that people rely on that sometimes (myself included) and that is why I always try to comment something constructive while doing that ... ;)
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Exactly! That's why we call it constructive criticism, I can't deny that I have done that a couple times too. Usually when it's something like, "best comments I will 100% upvote." But at the same time I wanna hit myself for being such a dog. lol
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#NailedIt Bike. I have already started to notice the lack of any form of negativity in here. I hadn't thought of it as a double edged sword until you pointed it out but now it seems obvious as to why. Like you, I dont want there to be unnecessary evil and I don't want this to devolve into 4Chan but at the same time I can't get down on being a follower. I will only ever make genuine comments whether people like it or not. All we can do to make a change is be our flawed selves. Not try to pander but instead continue to offer quality content and honest curation. I for one have confidence in humanity but as a realist I also know that a little salt is good for flavor.
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Right @farleywasgod. Although if we get the level of memes out of this like 4chan then that would be awesome. I think for authors all those comments just becomes white noise. It is like living in East Asia as a white person, so many people call you handsome or pretty to the point where your like, "I'm not that good looking guys." I guess I should open up fb to get my dose of negativity still lol
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Oh don't get me wrong I've researched memes, meme culture, and even meme economy in an attempt to get better at crafting them and in my studies of the subject i came across the fact that whats considered the vest memes are usually born on 4Chan then get built up on reddit and then go the Facebook to die. I was just referring to the atmosphere of guranteed hostility for the sake of being hostile. I mean they literally expect you to call one another "Douche Canoe" as a term of endearment. I can take most things as funny but afyer a point it wears me out. That's crazy about people calling you handsome all the time. Why is that exactly?
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Right, right I get you. Yeah, it is students that call me that. I honestly think that they don't really remember another good adjective to use. Sometimes it is just cause I look different and I am living in such a homogenous society.
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