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RE: Steem Proposal System// Potentially cutting author rewards across the board
20% gets deducted from my low rewards and I'm gone.
If you had suggested this when the STEEM currency was worth 1 = US $10, maybe I'd have listened. Definitely not now.
Another point - we are told again and again that we should invest in STEEM...who would do so if you are doing all you can to steal what incentives there may be? Not me! I'd rather cash out my little bit of SP
Anybody else feel the same way (I'm assuming there will be a number of readers of this post).
Well it all depends on how you see STEEM. If its only a blogging platform then i could see your point, but really if im correct and this could potentially eliminate bot influence then the authors could actually greatly benefit from this. This could completely change the philosophy on chain.
The authors already have 25% of their earnings taken - with some of those members who have high esteem (Rep) and SP in the hundreds of thousands acting as judges, reducing the rewards of many posters who posted something of talent and worthy of the reward, while they leave alone their fellow thick-skinned elephants who earn in the hundreds or thousands per post for something really stupid and more deserving of a flag... and now, of what is left, you want to reduce their rewards by another 20%
I'm not certain your reply answers my comment, as I spoke about investing in STEEM, for which I would obviously expect a return.
First, I suggest, look to finding ways to stop the misuse of the system by the thick-skins, instead of depriving income from the poor.
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Sorry, but your last argument about changing the philosophy of the chain...it is too vague and unbacked by facts for it to convince the majority...or me
"taken" is a bit of a exaggeration. The only reason authors get anything is because of the SP powered up. So its really not "taking" its closer to sharing.
And yes, some folks do act like judges/executioners . I mean there are some stake holders that are more then willing to "destroy" your blog because they can. Offend or disagree with a few whales a couple times and they get a perverse pleasure from destroying your blog.
Some people will kiss those whales asses and some will ridicule them. The fact of the matter is that this is a stake based system and we subscribed to this when we came here.
But.. If you think about it, Those that earn the most and abuse the system will be the ones paying for the worker proposals..
I make 25 STEEM a week... Haejin makes 4000 STEEM. Who is the one taking the biggest hit with a 20% reduction?
The guys that destroy "proof of brain" will pay for the benefit of the STEEM blockchain, for the worker proposals.. And this will potentially eliminate bots.. Which is again an amazing thing for "proof of brain".
So, what you are saying is that the little I am awarded by those who liked my post, was not earned. After all, if it was earned, then anybody removing the awarded amount or part of it, is taking something I earned.
If 'taken' is an exaggeration, then it means I did not earn and thus deserve what was upvoted, so I then can only view it as some form of charity - and I have never accepted charity from anyone.
I will ask a few of those who often upvote certain of my posts, so that if it is charity I can stop them by no longer making posts. If they disagree with my course of action, I'll suggest they discuss it with you, since I cannot - you are too enamoured by your ideas to be open to anything I say.
By the way, I see more and more people claiming that governments should not have the right to tax us, but if we apply your logic to the real world, it means taxes are not being 'taken' from them, since they did not earn it - it, the money, is only available to them because of the Reserve Bank printing the money, so they have the right to claim it back.
You have earned a new follower with your logic on these above comments. I feel strongly as you do, that'taking' or 'taxing' the authors is bullshit . When this firs started I thought they had a fund pool to pull from for these developments. The second they start' taking' from us , more than they do already, it will have negative results from some of us who do NOT earn high rewards. Thank You for speaking your mind.
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Thank you.
Out of curiosity (and courtesy) I took a look at your posts...but due to my older OS and restrictions for security, I cannot watch any of your programs.
However, I hope to see you grow as people come to know of you.
Thank You. Can you watch on vimm.tv?
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I tried the Mean Rooster Farm, but nothing happens...
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