Great article! I completely agree that distasteful discourse is very likely due to the fact that we do not interact face to face.
I also agree that Steemit lacks this type of unproductive discussion revolving around agreements because there is a pay incentive. I believe, however, that users are very nice to others on the platform.... actually too nice. Many comment positive feedback on posts of poor quality, often times without reading the post. If I could change one thing about the website, I would change this characteristic because it limits constructive criticism and useful suggestions. Instead people create fake, always-positive personas for financial gains.
Thanks @aircastle !
You're right about the "fake" comments that you see a lot on Steemit...BUT I feel like they are very easy to spot.
Also, maybe it is better to have a bunch of "fake positive" comments, but maybe the trade off is worth it?
We will see :)
Thanks for the comment :D
@aircastle Interesting. I hadn't considered that actually, but you are absolutely right.
Still, I tend to agree with @alihasnain3k that they are usually relatively easy to spot and let's be honest, there are much worse ways to try and abuse a system/community for personal gain than to be fake-polite XD
Personally at least, I much prefer that than the ugliness that's going on generally on social media..
@alihasnain3k
@jillustrations
Definetly true, this is a lot better than overwhelming negativity for sure.