RE: Why I do declare! - It's 1861 in the Steem World Social Experiment and a Civil War is Unfolding
There was a time, early this year, where many smaller accounts were locked out. This was when the cryptomarket was on fire and the network was more heavily used. We will see the same thing happen with the new model. If traffic is heavy, those with almost no stake on the blockchain will be locked out.
Some might feel this will stunt STEEM's growth. It will not. The reason I state this is where are people going to go?
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As one progresses and grows, either via investment or effort, the limitations will be lifted. Each SP will provide one with more access.And isn't this how it should be? Those who give to the blockchain benefit either through direct SP or delegation from others who believe in them while those have other motives do not.
https://steemit.com/busy/@taskmaster4450/steem-freemium-is-not-free
This is where they will all go! https://deals.weku.io/pick_account?referral=commonlaw
LOL! I think you're right. The arrogance of that statement is stunning. As though there are no alternative social media platforms, thus no one at the top need worry about losing the pathetic parasitic nigger class on Steemit.
The second statement I highlighted illustrates that the White Paper's original offer to either buy in or work up has shifted toward buying and leasing. I did see one comment recently that suggested that wealthier users delegate to their chosen new users. I could see that becoming a voting circle, resembling pimping, rather quickly. Not that it doesn't happen already. Of course it does. However, the emphasis is so strongly placed upon voting that actually reading and interacting, as though this were a genuine social media platform, is hardly a point of consideration. Steemit, as far as I've learned, is not a place for sharing ideas (otherwise known as 'shitpost') and having discussions.
I've had quite a few people approach me with the weku offer. Honestly, Steemit has turned me off of this type of platform with purely monetary ranking. Even if users had the option to sort by date to view 'New' posts, or sort by number of views or comments for a 'Popular' categy, that would be an improvement.
Any how, thanks for stopping by with a lifeline to an alternative platform. :)
So far, my preference is Minds. Users can boost their posts, exchange tokens, use their accounts to host paid advertisements and link back to their storefronts, blogs, videos. They can also add paywalls, should they choose to put up for-fee media. Writers could actually use Minds to host authored works that continue to offer rewards after a week. That's a huge incentive to authoring longer format content.