Sorry to hear you feel about SteemIt like that, @erodedthoughts. I'm not denying that everything you say is true. I, too, see the whales have their childish fights, see the abuse, the selfishness of a lot of people. I used to be disturbed by it. But life just isn't all sunshine, lollipops and rainbows. And SteemIt is nothing more than a mirror of the 'real world'. The good part of that is that good and bad live next to each other. And I believe that the worse the bad side is, the better the good side is.

It's sad that the Feed Your Minnows project didn't take off. Like @hitmeasap stated in a post or comment last week, for things like this to become a success, you either need a lot of luck, or have a very large wallet and a lot of influence. Sad, but true. But then again, no different from how things work in the 'real world'.

The 10K minnows projects is like the bigger version of the initiative, and I see a lot of people putting their weight behind it. I'm also working with the ladies from the @heyhaveyamet initiative to find new users. They put in such an amount of time and effort to go through all the introduction posts to find the promising ones. They keep amazing me with their spirit, goodwill and love for the community.

And I can go on for a while, because I learned that for every bad thing that is going on here, there's at least one good thing to balance it all out.

As for Whaleshares... I have an account since September 2018. I've been (cross)posting, sometimes quite regularly, sometimes I forget about it for weeks. I must admit I haven't put in the time and effort to become part of the community, though. There are simply not enough hours in a day to handle both platforms.

I do question their policy (or better: lack of policy) on duplicate content. Not just because of the possible plagiarism, but also SEO-wise.

Their last update, the new interface... it doesn't really work for me. I can't load the list of my own posts, and it's a hassle to get into my wallet.

But like I said, I have never given it a fair chance. This place is where I feel at home, I know how to get around and I feel good here - in spite of everything.
Maybe one day, I'll change my mind... you never know. Everyone who talks to @doomsdaychassis knows his enthusiasm for the Whaleshares platform is contageous, lol.

If I head over there again in the near future, I'll be sure to read more about your witness initiative. I hope you can make a couple of people happy with a free account. (I didn't even know they were not free, hahaha)

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