RE: Be Careful, Steem!
One can ask these questions, but how do you want to answer them? What about "who decides, what good content is"? The community of corse. When people upvote shit, even this has to be okay. But we need to find a way that building networks where our content fits in, becomes easier. With everybody using five tags and usually the more popular ones, we create a content jungle where neither creating nor curating is much fun anymore with more and more users on Steemit. I think the Interface itself creates many issues. With "Trending" and "Hot" you have two big categories for whales and dolphins mainly. But the majority of people has to struggle in "New". How should I feel that my content has some kind of value with nearly no views on it, because it is far away from being visible for the seven days people could upvote it?
I didn't post those questions in order to get answers. I posted those to show different perspectives.
And I am fully with you when it comes down to complaining about the Steemit Frontend. Personally I just don't visit "Trending" and "Hot" a lot anymore. Maybe once in two days for a quick look.
But that's a problem of a bad interface, not a problem of inequality in in distribution of power.
The interface leads to more inequality in distribution of power. Can be a coincidence that it empowers powerful people even more. Improving it could mean enhancing the oppurtunities of many users.
100% agree here ;) Even though I can't think of a far better solution! And it's the same problem with trending on YT as well, isn't it?
It's okay, Trending and Hot exist. I really wish, I could sort content out. Kind like this:
Yes, that would be great!
I know it's not ideal - but can't you do a lot of that via plugins or on busy.org?! Not sure, but I think you can do at least better search there.
Okay I haven't used busy.org yet. Maybe I should take another look, thanks!