Thank you for the explanation and overview of what looks like quite a dilemma here on steemit. I had no idea about the whales. All I know about whales...is they put up massive sell orders in the altcoins that I hodl!! 👊🏼 Lol.
My post wasn’t directed at you personally. As new as I am....I guess I got frustrated at the thought of posting quality content...or at least meaningful in my eyes...but getting drowned out by posts that “pay to play”. I don’t mind the 0.01 upvotes. Really. The fact that you took the time (or anyone) to articulate a point or criticism.....is more valuable in my opinion. Maybe it’s me being naive and a newbie. Lol. I feel guilty giving myself an upvote. My finger refuses to push the button.
I just love this no holds barred forum. Content is so random and varied.
Of course anytime you bring monetary gains into any equation....people find short cuts, loop holes and schemes while the content becomes secondary.
Maybe I’m dumb enough to think of this as an alternative to the mainstream YouTube’s and facebooks. And fear it just might be another one.
Hey. Maybe getting visited by a bot won’t be so bad after all. Lol.
The ad filled ones really are an eye sore though. I agree. Thanks for the feedback. : )