RE: The Disparity In Payout of Comparable Content Here at Steemit is a Little Unsettling ( semi- rant :) )
It is a rough situation and it was actually was worse mid 2016 but it will continue to be a problem or appear to be an issue for new users coming in. At this point some users have enough power to just paraphrase CoinDesk and CoinTelegraph articles and earn hundreds of dollars. Or the guys doing some of the BS technical analysis getting paid a ton. But in reality the same thing occurs out on YouTube. Some YouTubers get promoted forward and there stuff shows up all the time and they gain huge followings.
In a lot of ways it comes down to determining if it is worth powering up enough to gain more influence and doing the best to get traction and building out a cluster of community members around you. You are already doing a great job because you are gaining followers .....etc. It takes awhile and I have been so frustrated with STEEMIT at certain points I have wanted to punch my computer screens.
Thank you Brian @brianphobos. Interesting and very sad that they are just paraphrasing those articles and getting those kind of payouts.
I know there are some quality bloggers we are losing :(
Yeah in a lot of ways it makes sense that that would happen though because as people become more powerful they are going to recoup their monetary and time investment and I'm not so sure they should feel guilty about it.
It is almost like a person has to realize what the game is here and to to succeed at it the best they can. It is hard to not get pissed off though when you spend a lot of time on a post and it doesn't get a good payout. It is the same way on YouTube. Some of my best videos got 1/20th the views as stuff that was just drama related BS about Bitconnect.
I hear you man. I do get frustrated .But like you say it is part of the game so I know for me to bitch and moan is futile. I just soon put my nose to the grindstone and move forward.
I do think we need to call stuff out about some of these inequities. The more we do it the more people will rethink about doing it. I mean when you see a certain 'cat" here putting up a meme to congratulate another Steemian for using a bad Bot ( and penalizing them) but in the process Upvotes himself and gets $95 for a simple comment....well that is a huge problem and plain abuse, imho.
I know when I reach a certain level I am going to make it my Cause and mission to hang out with some plankton/minnows who have lots of potential and some talent and support them. And always try to do the right thing to make it better for everyone !!
Btw, I appreciate you Brian in helping me out and supporting me as well as a few others have. It does not go unnoticed....thank you. I will pay it forward :)
I feel like as we go forward in time we will have schools of fish clustered together moving in unison. It will will work out for us!
Yep, I agree Brian :)