RE: Suggestion: Creating a New Curation System to Incentivise Upvoting Minnows and Creating Long Lasting Content (Part 1)
I'm a total nube at this stuff and new on Steemit. I was lucky to get a boost up by my friend @aggroed, but I've been struggling with many of these thoughts myself. When I joined Steemit (properly, about 4 weeks ago), I brought more than 60 #unfuckers with me. I've been trying to help them all out, to resteem and upvote them to help them get views and get their Steem legs firmly planted... and yet my own posts get very few views, so my own "power" to help others is hugely limited. This is a major problem, and in my opinion, a major stumbling block to KEEPING good content going, and feeding into Steemit. It's very easy for the "minnows" to get downtrodden and disappointed when they cant' get more that 2 or 3 views on any of their content, and can't get enough power behind them to be able to contribute more to #Steem. My group of #unfuckers has huge content/value to add to the Steem community, yet already I'm watching some of them turn away from Steem because they see it as Mission Impossible to get anywhere themselves, or to be able to help other UnFuckers or Newbies on Steemit.
And this isn't just about my own group. I've been trying to help a lot of minnows that are climbing into Steemit from Nations like #Nigeria, and #Venezuela because these people absolutely NEED our help- not just to be seen, but to be able to live and EAT. THIS is what Steemit is about to me. A community working together to help itself grow, and to help those who NEED help to get a leg up and to be able to prosper.
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Hi! If you're interested, here's some case studies of my algorithms
IF that is any indication of the way things need to evolve here as well... then, I suppose those of us who are willing to have a go at it will keep on climbing that steep incline in an effort to make a difference. I've been on here for a little over two weeks and I love it, but I have to admit with the amount of views I am able to achieve on my posts, I am beginning to think about how to gain enough SP to get more views on what I feel is good content... as opposed to focusing on the good content I know I have waiting to be published here regarding many, various topics.
I keep catching myself thinking that way because I want to put out good content and have people actually see it.
I hate FB, I have since we were all pushed off of the MS platform. I never wanted FB and I had to join it. Or be forced to connect only with local people, which is a no go because too many are not in alignment with anything an awakened or awakening person cares about. Only a small handfull get it, and they each have a lot going on so we barely see eachother.
I have met a lot of wonderful people here on Steemit! Some, @aggroed and his friends @ #PAL and @minnowsupport included have been super supportive and helpful in my getting started on here! (You know you have too @daniarnold! ;)
I have entered some contests and other things, and it is a slow go, but it's getting better! I just have doubts that anything is going to change dramatically in any community so long as the same way of 'being' as what created the other structures still exists among humanity. This may be the platform which allows for that much needed shift in consciousness to take place. If not, it will be another stepping stone in realizing why humanity keeps ending up with the same shit different flavor.
Going back to FB is like shooting yourself in the foot. (I'm still on there but invest as little time there as necissary because so many people are just energy drains it isn't healthy to try to do good works on there long term.) You get sucked into the mind control ... and even the most aware struggle with that one. Anyone can get on there and pretend, or outright suck energy if they want but those sort of people are the ones that love the place! (The zombies also love it because they know no better..) FB is there to keep people in a rut. It does so very well. I'd hate to see #Unfucker members give up and stay at FB. It's loosing battle I've been dealing with for years.
Gawd there I went again rambling on... Lol! Thanks for sharing this post with me @daniarnold!
Steemit on the other hand has the potential to be a huge part of that "new way* we need to build... and I think it could remain so for a long time if it works better than the banking systems we have learned only benefit a few, the rest being thankful for the dropped crumbs.
#Unfucker too! :)