In the beginning Steemit was an experiment.
Whales and minnows participated simply out of curiosity to see what the experiment might yield.
The experiment was such a success that the price of Steem rocketed upward.
As a result an undesirable and unintended emergent property of the platform presented itself...
The whales happily received their butt kisses and dumped their Steem on the open market causing the price of Steem to collapse.
The 'Whale Ass Kissing' phenomenon was coming to an end.
The Steemit experiment was on the brink of collapse and everyone watched intently to see if it would explode.
Fill in the blank - How do you think the story ends?
Note: This comic does not necessarily represent my personal opinion regarding Steemit. The intent of the comic is to capture the current sentiment here.
This comic is a follow-up to: The Evolution and Diversity of the Steemit Whale - Past, Present, and Future
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Either they lived happily ever after Or ended up whale oil and fertiliser
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14 million dollars market cap. That's a hell of an experiment.
CAPTCHA when voting could do a lot to help.
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That's a good idea. Would be better able to gauge the level of actual real engagement too.
EDIT: On second thought I have to ask how can a captcha be applied? Bots don't interact with the site, but rather the blockchain. I don't think captcha is feasible.
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Thank you.
You might be interested in a post I recently wrote on that very same subject.
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Love to see minnows prodding the gonads of a whale with a fork! BRAVO!!
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That image is just a little bit ridiculous isn't it?
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I do love it though - its makes great imagery for my writing ;) Ha ha!
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Amen dude
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