I started with Sola. Next, I tried Steemit and D-Tube but 2 days ago is when I got on Minds.... Mind blown!

I am not motivated by the crypto currencies. I really could care less. I am an activist and my speech is censored on other platforms. Free speech is why I started looking at decentralized social media.

As much as I like Steemit, I have to give the edge to Minds. It has ease of use to where an elderly person could use it. There are no games or waiting to get signed up. Steemit is so bad with sign ups that I had to resort to buying my way in. D-Tube sucks. I'll come right out and say it especially when all I get is "unknown error" messages on both the apps and the actual web site.

In the end, I can do everything that I used to do on Facebook ( before killing my account and deleting the FB app from my phone which saves a ton of space BTW). I can upload videos and it just friggin works. There is up and down voting and not just "UP". The conversations are about something other than the platform where as everyone on Steemit is taking about Steemit to the point where I wouldn't even mind a damn cat video or photo of your breakfast.

You don't get a tool to talk about the tool. You get a tool to do work, to do something with the tool. Decentralized media is supposed to be a tool for free speech not a never ending infomercial for the tool.

Finally, the bots is another issue. I get the trying to earn crypto thing and I am NOT in anyway trying to disparage people who are into that but I came here for political speech. I have something like 200-300 followers and maybe 2 of them are real people. I also follow the same amount and again maybe 2 are real.

If you are coming to Steemit for the steem then it is great. That is totally fine.

If you actually have something to say and you want to engage in debate, show off some videos and snaps then maybe Minds would be better for you.