@steemit @freedom @ned @blocktrades @dan @val-a @jamesc @smooth @abit @dantheman @mottler @ben @tombstone @database @val-b @michael-b @hendrikdegrote @thejohalfiles @engagement @proskynneo @created @michael-a @transisto @pharesim @xeldal @roadscape @arhag @safari @rainman @witness.svk @riverhead @batel @jaewoocho @summon @wackou @wang @enki @bob @steem @cloop1 @fuzzyvest @steemed @adm @alice @thecyclist @onceuponatime @thisvsthis @bitcube @goku1 @steempty @renohq @tamim @recursive @gavvet @kushed @slowwalker @glitterfart @fulltimegeek @trafalgar @abdullar @alvaro @systema @donkeypong @thooms etc

The flag wars have gotten out of control - @seablue's recent post about @berniesanders

Steemit was important to me. I bought my stake with my own hard earned cash. I placed my trust in the dream of Steem. That trust has been broken it seems. A stakeholder on this platform doesn't want me to be a part of this community anymore.

Why? I don't think it's a personal thing he has against me. I think he just doesn't like Steemit.

Whatever his reasons, he has chosen to drive away @skeptic, @matrixdweller, @krnel and now @fyrstikken. In standing up for a friend, now I've become obstacle in the way of his personal ambition. Another expendable human being in the pursuit of what?

Why have we allowed these flag wars to continue? How many people will we allow to be driven away from the platform until we've had enough of flagging each other?

A lot of users are developers, investors, & entrepreneurs. Instead of focusing on projects at hand people are spending 70% of their time dealing with these flag wars! That is lost productivity for the Steem blockchain. We are not only driving people away but also slowing down our productivity and denying our viability as a working platform. I love the community on the Steem blockchain, and how we help each other out, but these flag wars are destroying us from the inside out. We are losing potential gains over this Tom Petty Flag War.

The experiment must end. We need to change the code to allow growth of the Steem blockchain rather than relying on flag police. Yes it is redistributing power somewhat effectively. But all @abit and @smooth are doing is showing that "rule by force" is the system on Steemit/Busy. And this is shown through powerful players flagging people until they leave the platform, because rule by force is the "normal" on this platform.

I think that most Steemians are tired of flagging each other and next time there is going to be, destruction for real. I don't think the rest of Steemit know that. I think they think we just playing and it's going to be some more playing, but it ain't going to be no playing. It's going to be annilation, you know what I'm saying, it's going to be like Mt. Gox, 2013, up in this motherfucker. You know what I'm saying, it's going to happen.

I know you might think we are playing by building a low orbit flag cannon, but we are not. It is close to completion. Rule by force is the rule on the Steem blockchain, and if this doesn't change we will take the throne. Anyone who flags without consensus including @abit's and @smooth's flagging experiment will be completely annilated by this weapon. Your rep will be reduced to negative, you will never earn rewards again, and you will never recover. Unfortunately due to not having the fabric technology, we have been unable to properly test this weapon. There is a chance it might obliterate everyone who has touched the chosen one's targeted posts, but we are willing to take that risk if it means ending this flag war. If no one else will do it. We will.

“The caterpillar is a prisoner to the streets that conceived it
Its only job is to eat or consume everything around it, in order to protect itself from this mad city
While consuming its environment the caterpillar begins to notice ways to survive
One thing it noticed is how much the world shuns him, but praises the butterfly
The butterfly represents the talent, the thoughtfulness, and the beauty within the caterpillar
But having a harsh outlook on life the caterpillar sees the butterfly as weak and figures out a way to pimp it to his own benefits
Already surrounded by this mad city the caterpillar goes to work on the cocoon which institutionalizes him
He can no longer see past his own thoughts
He’s trapped
When trapped inside these walls certain ideas take roots, such as going home, and bringing back new concepts to this mad city
The result?
Wings begin to emerge, breaking the cycle of feeling stagnant
Finally free, the butterfly sheds light on situations that the caterpillar never considered, ending the internal struggle
Although the butterfly and caterpillar are completely different, they are one and the same." - Kendrick Lamar

@RiskDebonair
Irish Flag War Scientist