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RE: How to fix the extreme inequality on steem
Interesting, I think we're onto the same problem from but from slightly different angles. I've just written up my thoughts and suggestions about it:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@condra/high-reward-for-low-hanging-fruit-steemits-curation-problem-needs-to-be-fixed
;)
Seriously though, it's true. It seems like a lot of people would like to make things more fair around here, and there are many approaches that could be taken. I'm not sure I would support a cap in author earning potential, but I think the most important behaviour that needs to change is how people are voting. They are trying to game the system rather than being sincere.
I see what you did there ;)
But people are selfish and not willing to do the right thing without incentive. The question is, how would you incentivize the desired behavior then?
Firstly, well I'm not a mathematician. But ultimately my ideal Steemit system is not communism, but equitable, self deterministic meritocracy. If good work is to be rewarded, then people should be voting for the right reasons.
Secondly, I think Steemit needs to rebrand itself, away from "get paid to blog", to "Reddit with built in money that you may or may not be bothered using". (It's not snappy but you get my point) .. Two very different things, but the second one might attract those with lower monetary expectations.
But no user can ignore the economy of the platform, because content visibility is heavily tied to the rewards. Which is controlled by a few "whales" right now to an extreme extent.