What if comments and engagement were another way to inch a post to the top of the list so it was more likely to be viewed, and therefore, voted upon?
I agree that additional metrics would help boost posts with interactions.
A) would this be too easy to game?
My concern are the bots. It's easy to spam a post with lots of artificial comments.
B) Is this already happening cuz I don't think it is
No, a lot of interaction in comments does not help boost the visibility of a post
C) does bringing more proof-of-work users syphon away the HBD value from investors, or does it create an opportunity for more?
It's difficult to say. If investors simply desire ROI, they can purchase HBD and put it in savings and watch it grow effortlessly. If investors want INFLUENCE, they could purchase a ton of HIVE and power it up and upvote and downvote to their own pleasure. It takes a lot of effort to grow at 20% APR, so anyone investing their time and effort is doing it for other reasons than just ROI.
True.
Also true.
So....for the ROI types, why not just put HBD in a savings account then? Why put up with all the crustaceans in the Hive bucket?
Also, and not insignificant, is the fact that for every 100 minnows, you might catch a whale. If we are a proof of stake chain, then it needs to be advertised that way, and we need to be gathering the stake holders to invest. (I think this is @sircork's point). It's just a little unclear as to what the goal is...I like to think it's a decent place to play for one and all. I'm still for paid advertising, but as a monetized option, like on YT.
Nailed it.
Why do I have such a SCREAMING headache!
Sometimes a meme image makes me very very curious about it's source.
But that woman does have lovely nails. I wonder who her maniscarist is?
yikes
this should have brought you great comfort, as a man, as it is a satire of women in relationships. I for one, love it.
The question really should be: DO MINNOWS ACTUALLY HAVE A NET POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE PLATFORM?
The only thing I can think of as a fiscal net positive (aside from DAPP dev) is GROW THE USERBASE AND THEIR DAPPS SO WE CAN ATTRACT INVESTORS IN THE LONG GAME for sponsored ads down the road. If that's our goal, we should whole hog the shit outa that.
But if not, then what are we doing? Should we be helping minnows at all?