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RE: Steem Enhancement Suggestion: Posts Could Allow A "Minimum Comment Fee" In Order To Limit Spam

in #steemit7 years ago

Are you aware that even your own "participation" or your account here on Steemit is behind a paywall? There is a fee paid for every account creation transaction. It is paid by Steemit INC, but it may not be paid if accounts number increases too much.

My point is that everything has a cost. If we make the cost of commenting obvious, spam will naturally decrease. And STEEM, as a token, will get more economical value. An advertiser who wants to appear as a commenter on a post will just have to pay a fee.

It's in line with the whole "attention economy" that Steemit is based on.

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I am aware of that but surely wasn't thinking about it. It's very easy to forget about a cost when somebody else is paying for it ;)

Still, I don't see this as sufficient justification for more fees.