Reason # 53: Why Steem is the Best!

in #steem6 years ago

We are getting pretty deep into this list here, and I am both amazed and not surprised at all. I am amazed that I am still writing these every day (I am having fun, but I tend to not stick with themes for too long) and I am not surprised that we have gotten into the mid 50's, because, you know, Steem is awesome! So, let's get into it!

Reason # 53

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For the people, by the people

Steem is people powered. There is a steemit inc, but if they disappeared, the blockchain would still run. It is decentralized to the point where all this chain needs is a few servers producing blocks, and some people making the blocks worth producing.

People make this block chain what it is. With BTC or any 'traditional' (POW) blockchain, you just need machines to run the calculations that end up finding blocks. I have dabbled in mining, and it is pretty hands off. The machines take care of the blockchain and the people that are transacting are taken care of by the technology that runs the blockchain. Steem is slightly different. Sure, there are machines that run and produce the blocks, but there is more to it than that. It is people powered too.

The block producers, known as witnesses, run servers that take care of the block production. As a steempower holding 'citizen' I have the right to vote for 30 witnesses. Anybody can run a witness server, but not everyone can be a top 20 witness where producing blocks pays the bills and can be a full time job. Obviously, the servers do most of the work most of the time, but we have a say in whose server should reap more rewards.

This is a really good form of democracy in that we get to decide where the blockchain goes. We can vote for witnesses that are community minded, investment minded, curation minded, quality minded... there are countless options. We get to vote for the direction that we want to see steem go, or reward hard working steemians for making this place better.

We have a say. The more steempower that you hold, the more of a vote you have. This is good in that those that care the most about steem (typically) hold more steem and someone can't come in off the streets with 0.5 steempower and vote himself into power. It is a check that I think is good.

We have more than just a vote for witness. We also are able to voice our opinions and be active on the direction of the blockchain. If you care about steem and don't have much steempower to make a difference in witness voting... you can still make a difference. You can support movements you agree with, or start a movement that you believe will make a difference. All you need to do is write, vlog or comment and get things moving.

Steem is people powered, and people powered things are always worth just a little bit more because we are people and we know what we want.

There you have it!!! Another reason why Steem is the BEST!

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Thanks for your post. It lets me understand that witness is a block producer and every "citizen" only have 30 votes to witness. I think that's why some block producer ask newer to vote them as a witness. Definitely witness( block producer ) can make steemit grow but I think we also need care our rights to vote.

It is true, your vote matters and that is why you have potential witnesses asking you for their vote. There are many other ways for you to influence the direction of this blockchain on top of voting. Don't be afraid to voice your opinion and be an active citizen. Thank you for reading and commenting.

Followed you and I decided to read all your posts of the series "Reason #xx - Why Steem is the Best!"

Aweomse! I hope you enjoy them. And please, comment on any and all of them... I try to keep up with everyone that is engaging with me. Thanks again!

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