What are Witnesses? with @pharesim - Steem Smart Podcast Ep. 5

steemsmart (60) in steemit • 8 years ago (edited)

@pharesim dropped a ton of deep Steem insights on us — topics included assassinations, wealth redistribution, exponential growth and more!

Stephen Polsky ( @shneakysquirrel ), Gabriel Scheare ( @piedpiper) and George Donnelly ( @georgedonnelly ) interviewed #3 witness Michael ( @pharesim ) and entrepreneur Travis Boyd ( @daowisp ) about what witnesses do for the Steem network and how the distribution of wealth in the Steem network will be changing in the near future.

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Show Notes

@daowisp is organizing a project to decentralized the ISP at the grassroots level using WISP — tech that uses fixed-position wireless gear running in the WiFI frequencies to deliver broadband to cover hundreds of square kilometers with net access. Visit DAOWISP.io for more information

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chainreaction (47) · 8 years ago (edited)

Thanks a lot for your commitment, guys! Very informative and helpful video!

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georgedonnelly (59) · 8 years ago

Glad you found it useful. We've got more episodes coming soon!

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pharesim (74) · 8 years ago

Thanks for having me and asking awesome question! I enjoyed that afternoon a lot :)

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georgedonnelly (59) · 8 years ago

It was our pleasure! Thanks again and I hope you'll join us again for another show sometime soon.

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juvyjabian (72) · 8 years ago

Hello sir @pharesim, can i ask you here if its alright with you. I want to understand the responsibility of the witnesses. I heard them but i dont know about their job, would you mine?

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georgedonnelly (59) · 8 years ago

That's why he did the interview. Have you had a chance to watch the video? Because that basically answers your question.

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juvyjabian (72) · 8 years ago

I wanted to but Im on mobile, have to watch it later

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stellabelle (75) · 8 years ago (edited)

Also, for anyone wanting to vote for witnesses, here's the link to do so:
https://steemit.com/~witnesses

I know I felt very motivated to vote for some witnesses after learning more about their work. It's apparent that the health of this system is dependent upon who the witnesses are....

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stellabelle (75) · 8 years ago

I am wondering what you will ask me. Also, is it just you and I or will there be other people too?

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shneakysquirrel (57) · 8 years ago

It will be us three (George, Stephen, and Gabriel). I tend to come up with questions on the spot, based on the way the conversation is going.

A question I like to poke at is: What/how you see the future of the platform developing, and how to ensure the integrity of some of the less controllable systems (tribalism getting people to vote for people, not products).

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razvanelulmarin (72) · 8 years ago

if you're ever on th elookout for anyone who is not SUPER succesful but doing as much good as possible, i'd love to be on it :)

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georgedonnelly (59) · 8 years ago

Can you email me? My email is above, at the end of the article. We'll set something up. You have to have a quality webcam, mic and internet connection tho.

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georgedonnelly (59) · 8 years ago

Your episode will be mostly about creating good content but we could come up with any old craaaaazy question, you never know... :D

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stellabelle (75) · 8 years ago

I loved hearing from @pharesim. There's something about the way he speaks that is both assuring and informative. Great video.

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georgedonnelly (59) · 8 years ago

Thanks! Indeed, he is quiet but speaks with authority.

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stellabelle (75) · 8 years ago

Listening to him speak made a lot of ridiculous fears vanish. The sound of logic does that frequently. It is for these reasons that I listen to Nikola Tesla's book, My Inventions on audiobook every week or so. It functions like a mental reset, removing fear and replacing it with sound logic.

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georgedonnelly (59) · 8 years ago

Interesting. The Fountainhead or Star Wars Episode 4 serve that function for me.

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razvanelulmarin (72) · 8 years ago

that's a great movie! weird but wow.

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steemerpat (47) · 8 years ago

I liked hearing him talk as well and was especially interested in the part about value declining for inactive users. Anyone relying solely on the autocaptioning, however, may have been confused, but I found it totally fascinating--it's about 'bitches,' 'need a hard fu*#,' 'ghetto,' 'mad woman,' 'you get compensated for that delusion,' and 'roughly terrorist.' There were also mentions of cows, a huge steak, steamed rice, and caramel. I didn't know if I had wandered over to cooking, fiction, or the NSFW section. I guess computers aren't quite ready to take over.

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dwinblood (73) · 8 years ago

Good information. @pharesim inspired me to go vote for him and some other witnesses. I had only voted for one prior to this.

Very good information.

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jesta (71) · 8 years ago (edited)

Thanks for doing this guys, witnesses are a very under covered topic.

Also I wish my beard was as glorious as @pharesim's :)

Edit - woot! Thanks for the mention @ ~13m there @daowisp

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razvanelulmarin (72) · 8 years ago

steemstats is the most awesome site :D

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pollux.one (68) · 8 years ago

Great content, thanks for all this work!

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stellabelle (75) · 8 years ago

the most fascinating part I learned is the fact that the ones who are active on the platform are the ones generating wealth, and those who are inactive will lose Steem Power, and wealth. By staying active, you are rewarded. This was a key point that I think very few people are aware of.

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georgedonnelly (59) · 8 years ago

Isn't that exciting? Blew me away. And the content creators shall inherit the ~~Earth~~ STEEM!

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stellabelle (75) · 8 years ago

But standing out will continue to be very difficult, and only the most persistent will gain traction I think.

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georgedonnelly (59) · 8 years ago

I think you're right. It's very Darwinistic. You have a huge early mover advantage but I think there will still be advantages for people who start even today, compared to those who start, say, 6 months from now.

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stellabelle (75) · 8 years ago (edited)

I believe the two most important skills you can have are: persistence and adaptability. I change strategy a lot. But the Secret Writer project is self-functioning now and I don't have to do any outside outreach. The secrets just come to me, every day. This is all tied into reputation. And I try to pay the writers either on the same day or the next, so that is something I am very professional about. Reputation scores mean everything when trust is involved. If I didn't have a high rep score, no one would send me their very personal secrets. It all works together.

I am excited that I get to pay people every day for their secrets. It's sort of a weird dream come true...........

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shneakysquirrel (57) · 8 years ago

This was a great episode, and super informative. I personally learned a whole lot while doing the episode :D

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mikehere (60) · 8 years ago

Awesome! Great information.

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modprobe (67) · 8 years ago

Ooh, you beat me to it. I was thinking I should do a video explaining what witnesses are. :)

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georgedonnelly (59) · 8 years ago

I'm sure yours will include info lacking in ours. Would love to see it.

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daowisp (55) · 8 years ago

Was fun to chat with you guys, and hear what Michael had to say!
(also, this was me on 2 hours of sleep... ah, life at a 2-man ISP)

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georgedonnelly (59) · 8 years ago

You were pretty out of it, definitely, LOL.

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steemitqa (64) · 8 years ago

Once again I learned so much! Thanks again buddy! ;-)

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dollarvigilante (76) · 8 years ago

Great conversation, I learned a lot, thanks! BTW, who were you guys talking about at the 19 minute mark? ;)

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georgedonnelly (59) · 8 years ago (edited)

Hey I need a Bolivian passport, stat. And I've got 10 grand burning a hole in my pocket. What's your latest scam so I can throw my money away and then get told it wasn't your fault, it was all someone else's doing.

http://wendymcelroy.com/news.php?item.6077.19
http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/TDVPassports-and-Jeff-Berwick/internet/TDVPassports-and-Jeff-Berwick-Jeff-Berwick-and-TDVPassports-are-a-scam-Internet-1056230
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2015/09/mark-nestmann/dont-fall-for-a-bogus-or-illegally-acquired-possport/

UPDATE: As a point of public record, Jeff contacted me and has promised to deliver absolutely every bit of information on Galt's Gulch Chile to me via email within 1-4 weeks.

In return, I will investigate GGC, interview the people involved (those who will speak to me) and write a long-form journalistic piece detailing what I have learned.

I look forward to the receipt of the complete information on GGC so that I can fulfill my side of the bargain with Jeff. If I receive incomplete or zero information, I will be unable to write the piece.