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People tend to be negative and pessimistic by nature. I guess this is a result of being raised in a bankster controlled system which espouses scarcity in an effort to make the minions comply to their wishes. Regardless of how we got here, we see this pessimism regarding STEEM.

I know, the price of the token is down....it sucks...it is not moving....Steemit has all kinds of problems...we need more marketing....on and on. People excel at complaining.

Ten days ago I wrote this article:

https://steemit.com/steem/@taskmaster4450/steem-will-make-you-rich-so-why-all-the-complaining

In it I explained the difference between the steem blockchain and Steemit, the website. This is something people really need to keep in mind. Therefore, instead of engaging in complaining, how about we do a bit of analysis on the situation.

Curation/ContentReward System That Is Targeted

The curation/content reward system we utilize here on Steemit.com is revolutionary. We all know that one of the main benefits of this site versus the traditional social media sites like FB and Reddit is that people are directly rewarded for their contributions. Please let it sink in how revolutionary that is. It is a model that is easily duplicated and available to anything placed on the steem blockchain.

At present, we see reward systems in DTube, Zappl, DMania, and Steepshot. The reason for this is simple: they are all reading the same information on the blockchain. Hence, one's wallet "follows" him or her no matter what app (site) one is accessing.

The Market Is Huge

The Steem blockchain targets the social media arena. Since it has a content creation reward system, we see the possibility to revolutionize the social media world. Everyone who has spent any time on steemit (or any of the other apps) quickly realizes the payoff is greater than received from years spent on Facebook and the other traditional platforms.

I went through the major social media sites in an effort to get an idea of how big it is. Through that exercise I learned there are roughly 3.2 BILLION user accounts on all the major sites. I looked at Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, YouTube, and Reddit. Certainly, the validity of all these accounts is questionable since we know there are duplicates and bots. Nevertheless, even slashing it by 2/3, that is more than 1 BILLION accounts. Do you think it unrealistic that 10M of those people could find their way to some of the apps on this blockchain? When you understand that is 1% of that 1 Billion account figure, it is easy to conclude that is not outrageous growth.

My point is these people are already engaging in the social activity that the steem blockchains offers. It is only a matter of changing where they are posting things. Millions of tweets are sent out on a daily basis; these need to end up on Zappl. Millions of hours of video are on YouTube; let's get a sliver of that on DTube. Steemit easily replaced Reddit which has 250M accounts and millions of links on it. Simply redirecting where people focus their attention will cause a massive explosion of traffic on here.

Finally, all these numbers reflect an internet where only 40% of the world's population is online. Over the next decade, we will most likely see the rest of the world connected. This equates to another 4 BILLION users. How many of them will want to earn some money by engaging in social media activities? Considering many of those people are from some of the poorer nations, I am going to surmise making a few dollars a day is life changing. This is the power of the steem blockchain.

SMTs: The Undervalued Protocol

Smart Media Tokens were announced with great excitement by @ned and some of the other development team on here. However, outside of a small circle, most people did not take notice. In fact, even today, few are aware of what a Smart Media Token is and how it applies to this blockchain.

One of the main complaints about STEEM is that few people are aware of it. I see so many espousing about marketing and the need for more publicity. For a site (app) like Steemit, I agree completely. However, for the blockchain itself, we already have it. SMTs are the marketing tool that will make all in the publishing/content creation aware of what is going on here.

Do you know what a ERC20 is? Anyone who is around the cryptocurrency market for any period of time quickly learns of these. ERC20 is the protocol on the etherium blockchain which allowed for ICOs to be easily developed. Because of this, the price of Ether went from $6 to $400 in under a year. The ICO market exploded and took ETH along with it.

SMT's are steem's equivalent to ERC20. The main difference is that SMTs are targeted at the content creation market. Publishers, bloggers, and forum operators all will have an interest in this protocol. It makes token creation much simpler along with providing a built in content/creation reward system. Again, I ask you to ponder that possibility. Anyone with a site that creates content and has comments can easily implement this concept on their site. Therefore, they could easily use STEEM as the token or create their own.

Most mistakenly believe that other sites developing tokens does nothing for STEEM. This is not true. To start, when looking at the blockchain world, size matters. The more activity a blockchain has on it, the more valuable it becomes. Adding in high profile sites with lots of users, even if using their own token, means a lot more people on this blockchain. That will expand the size of the blockchain adding in tens of millions of transactions.

Another overlooked aspect to the SMT idea is the fact that, according to the SMT white paper, STEEM can be used on any site that is on this blockchain even if it uses another token. This means that your present SP will be valid on any site that ends up on this blockchain. Now, let me ask you, what do you think that does to the demand for STEEM? When people start to realize that 4 or 5 of their favorite sites that they comment on are on this blockchain and they can increase their standing on all of them by purchasing STEEM, what do you think will happen? Many will start purchasing STEEM.

STEEM: $100 Token

These are the reasons why I believe that STEEM will be a $100 token. Please review the list here again and see if you can dispute what is written. I would certainly love to hear contrary views. Nevertheless, when you remove the emotion of token price along with the whims of the market while engaging in blockchain analysis, I think it is hard to argue against what I propose here. Also, notice how none of this is dependent upon steemit or other apps fixing their problems, Wall Street buyers, or marketing on YouTube and Facebook (not saying that stuff isnt important). It is simply looking at the future of this blockchain and what will accurately reflect what is occurring.

In my last post I wrote about the $100K figure being life changing for most people in the world. For this reason, we have an obligation to try and get every user on here to that amount. This means having an account of 1000 STEEM if we attain the $100 token. The present bankster run system enslaves people. STEEM is one of the paths for people to break free. We need to do all we can to help everyone achieve this. Hence I urge everyone to support newer people who have accounts under 1000 SP. Together, we can change the lives of almost everyone who comes on here.

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  ·  7 years ago (edited)

I think the most important issue is automation of Steemit signups. I've promoted Steemit on FB and have sent many FB users to Steemit only to have them tell me they're still waiting for approval. If @ned et al can fix this it will go a long way toward increasing its value.

PS - I just passed 1000 SP earlier today for the first time.

From what I understand, it is a bit of a double edged sword. The extended sign up period is done to try and keep the spamming at bay. If accounts are instantly approved without any verification, then you are looking at a chance of a lot of spammers. Plus, they do give out some steem to start, I think it is 14 steem....people could just keep signing up accounts for that....

And congrats on your 1000 SP...next thresshold is 2500...then 5000.

I see your rep has grown to a fine 55...you are making significant progress.

100% upvote on this comment as a congrats.

Maybe an incentive referral system that involves using Steem. I've been at the FB friend limit for the past few years and have been promoting Steemit there. If I can get people (not spam accounts) to sign up, then I earn a small amount of Steem. Vice versa, it if turns out the account is spam, one loses Steem. One can commit Steem in the same way as Steem Power and use the reputation system as a means of controlling spammers.

That very well could work...I do not know what @ned and the development team have in mind.

But you did hit the nail on the head...get people making money...that is the most important thing for the FB people....getting a bit of STEEM is crucial.

$100k would be life changing for me, and I'm in "the first world." My best paying job ever never crossed the 30k/year mark and I haven't been able to work like that in a while. $100k would enable me to get my tiny house built and not have such a skin-of-my-teeth housing situation - to actually feel SECURE and safe in a home. That's life changing.

This is tempting.

If I sell the car, the chickens and the pinball machine to get my holding up to 10,000 SP I could become a millionaire when we reach $100 steem.

In the world of crypto it is not impossible.

Game on...

I am counting on all your are writing coming to be :) Need to learn about those tokens. Still would love to talk to you - but no worries if you are too busy :)

Check your email......next Friday you and I have a date....

Cool!!! Looking forward to it. Prepare for me knowing nothing and asking a lot of maybe stupid questions :)

We might have to have a primer call before then so that I can cover some of the basics with you to keep things free flowing on the call for your listeners.

We can talk beforehand and flesh it out. I usually record the whole thing and then edit out what doesn't make sense and the hmmmms, you knows, and the long, long pauses :)

You made me put some of my STEEM in some long term buys (at $5 and $10)... I agree with the reasons you mentioned....

Now the problem is the blockchain size (even with the current people the blockchain now is 160GB it can easily become too huge with just half million new users).

Dude, this is a great blog, well researched and informative. I'm going to read again after some coffee, then again in a year or two when steem reaches $100+!
Nice job.

It might make for better reading if you put some Creme de Menthe in there.

I can tell you put alot of research into the blog.

Yes I did @coffeetime.

I am trying to get a full grasp on what is taking place with the steem blockchain and relay that to others on here who either dont have the time or know how to uncover what is really taking place.

Thanks for the comment.

Your explanation of SMT’s helped me get a better understanding of them. They truly open thing up for steem. I see the price of steem hovering around .90 to me that is oppertunity. Like you I believe this thing could get HUGE!! Or rather WILL get huge. Great info once again @taskmaster4450

My money clears on the 21st...I will be picking up another batch of STEEM then....and another batch a 4 days after that.....

STEEM is on sale...people need to realize that.

Very nice post. The potential for Steem is bright!

nice analysis - the numbers on the big potential are extraordinary. It is indeed fascinating.

I wonder how long steemit will in beta. Also I wonder when steemit will put out their phone app.

The Smt's is a huge point. It makes steem a sort of reserve currency for social media apps and the steem blockchain - Huge Stuff.

Patience is a virtue

Steem On

I think with smart media tokens, the quality part will surely get highlighted. Most of the people out here on steem just dump the content and expect upvote. No interaction and community. They use bot to play. But then again it's hard without bots too. You can't get noticed. So it's problem like this takes time though.

I'm with you on how SMTs have the potential to send STEEM rising into orbit, and have written about it recently.

We just need to continue trucking for now, and wait paitiently until a well known name rolls them out.

A good blog!

You are right @abh12345

Patience is key with cryptocurrencies. One thing I learned is appreciation in price takes longer than expected.....crypto pricing always shows a lag.

I think you are on the money. As long as we keep moving forward and fix problems fast ( people are fickle ) and lets face it, all the new people coming online will probably be from country's were a few dollars a day is good coin.
As steemit's population grows the price will rise to meet the $ distribution needs, Investors will drive the price up for all to enjoy.
Life is Good
I'm all over the Zappl idea, quick howdys, whats going on and ( private messages ) is a huge plus!
Steem on my Friend :-)

Good for you with Zappl.....that is awesome...I am trying to use it also.

Excellent thought-provoking post with some insightful perspective on the current state of Steemit and its potential.

It certainly does have a lot of promise, and it's very possible that we will see major growth, if not in 2018, then quite likely in 2019 and beyond. That growth will be fascinating to watch and experience.

The only possible major hindrance might be the coming crash of the financial system / fiat currency system. According to many astute observers, a crash and collapse is inevitable, and when it hits, it's gonna be very ugly.

But, looking on the bright side, those who have some precious metals and certain cryptocurrencies will at least be able to preserve some of their money / wealth. Steem might be one of those that does well during a financial crash.

A crash of the present financial system, a point I dont agree with, would only help all cryptos....I imagine a crash of the entire economy would send a lot of money into the crypto realm as a store of value.

I tend to be very optimistic about cryptos, particularly when I realize that we are still in the early stages. With mass adoption, the growth will become exponential.

At the same time, I try to temper my optimism with a healthy dose of caution.

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Time for Steem is coming

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