I was at a bar last night with 4 steemers. We drank and chatted with people. Explained the concept, showed people the website, explained that there was no risk.
People we talked to were interested but hesitant. They seem confused that there is no risk but a little reward. You rarely get something for nothing. We explained that good content was required. Good content is "something".
I have a friend who writes amazing short stories. I told him, why not just try it out? It can't hurt.
Unlike Bitcoin, with Steem you don't have to buy anything
I've told many friends to check it out. The idiots always say "yeah uhh when I get some time" or "maybe when it takes off." Lol
Tell me about it! I'm so tired & burn't out talking with family members and close buddies. All they do is judge off of your current situation and the material things 0ne has . I'm however am looking for like-minded individuals such as myself, who are visionaries and who understand the possibilities. Listen to what I am saying and do your research based off of what I said so that maybe you(ppl) can use it to your advantage as you may be in a better situation to do so!
You tell them that they(we) can get paid by doing exactly the same damn thing they are already doing on other popular social media platforms and yet still, they act as if they don't care why, because it's not "popular"! If they read and get involved, they will know exactly where this is headed! I always hear ppl saying they wish they won the lottery 0r they wish they had purchased stock@a major company when it was dirt cheap - Well, here we are! If you don't see where this digital space is going, then I don't know what else to say!
Two friends of mine are bloggers. photography and food. they said: "sounds great, but markwhat?! seems to be more work" so maybe an interface for wordpress/typo3 aso would tear down the barrier
You are right. In Steemit, there is no barrier to entry. No risk to the downside. Anyone who writes content should be on Steemit. What Bitcoin started is a whole tsunami of a new decentralized world. Platforms like Steem have created their own digital economy, that self re-enforces itself. In 1-2 years there will be 1000's of coins running in there own digital economy. The world will have no choice but to start using crypto if they want to use any of these killer apps. Investors will come b/c of the money. People will come b/c its useful to them. DAPPS are going to rule the world ;-)
There is also the barrier to using crypto to withdrawal into BTC.
Just need an SBD/STEEM debit card now.
i was working on something like that... i think youre right though, a non-btc-mediated way to get cash is a key milestone.
I'll definitely be awaiting this :)
there is a barrier... it´s just not handy for most people i know. no editor, no app, no upload... compare with wp
i seem to recall a WP type app on steemtools.com
I'm assuming an app is in the works? (I hope)
Upvoting and writing stories is in a way Steem's mining-part. But you have to keep in mind that your Steempower inflates with +/- 5% per year. So there is your risk. This 5% goes to upvoting and authors of stories. It's a battle against other users: vote better and write better stories to compensate the 5% inflation per year. I really love the concept, but I am not sure if it will attract the average every day Reddit-type of user.
I really wish concepts (such as steem which looks promising) would STOP USING the insanity of modeling things after the concept of "inflation" (interest, usery) which is an artificial finance invention which has created so much pain and suffering in the world, to enrich bankers over all others. Surely a team as innovative as steem can come up with a MUCH better model than just patterning after "inflation"! Jeesh...
The Steem inflation is not the same kind of inflation as with fiat currency. In practice it is dilution or redistribution of wealth from those who work to those who don't. It's not simple, but there is a great post about it by @hisnameisolllie.
I have encountered the same skepticism. People think it's too good to be true. Even journalists who have been here, and made decent money, they have decided that it's too risky, and they don't really see the value. They treat it like a casino. They are distrustful. It does surprise me when intelligent people decide not to go on Steemit. It's like people are divided into two groups: the dreamers who want something beautiful and who believe in the dream and the rest of the jaded people who are too grumpy to see the dream in the first place. I'm a dreamer, always have been. I refuse to be otherwise.
That's totally right.
The real problem that bring Steem is about equity/fairness.
In a Per-view or Per-click system, the rules are clear and gives an equity for each users.
The consensus in steem is based on whales power (SP), which means your post can have 1000 views / 1000 upvotes, and win like 5$,
when another post with 5 views, and 2 upvotes, can be at 200$.
You can certainly win more money than in the old system for a blogger, (like advertising, or product placement), but this example will somehow build frustration to people who think they deserve more, and just that other people voted by whales do not deserve this value. Some are even auto-voted by whales Bots..
Steem is based on incentive (money), and it's all public on each post, even in the post list.. You cannot avoid the comparative vision, and avoid building frustration to most of the people who does not reach even a few dollars rewards.
I think that's why we can consider Steem as a casino,
you need LUCK, or at least to build relationship, to talk to whales in the chat, or like dollarvigilente, to be famous and have a lot of followers. If you can't afford doing any of this, this is all about luck, and somehow they are not totally wrong about the casino thing..
I'm dreamer too, but i guess we just dream about being in the lucky ones, but this system will still create unlucky guys, frustrated people, and thats why it will not solve but only reproduce the world problems ;)
somehow contribute, a little bit, to a better life for a few more people than the old system. i admit it and thats why i love it and is a dreamer like you are ;)
Hard work pays off my friend! "Pay" your dues and you won't lose :)
It's more than getting paid for blogging! It's an investment vehicle. We have models to follow such as Bitcoin and other currencies who's price shot up very high. Bitcoin floating around the $600's, Ethereum went up past the $20's. Observe how dirt cheap Steem is right now. Buy low/sell high! I dare you to invest as little as $20 dollars (which@current price around $1.44 will get you 13+coins) & see what happens over a period of just 1-2yrs from now! Just think when price reaches $20 - $600 w0w! We can rack up a lot of coins now by adding our own money, the 'interest' it provides, and by getting involved with the community simply by voting, commenting, blogging - GET REAL PEOPLE!
you seems like not having any notion of economy or money ;)
steem cant reach 600$
Those grumpy ppl you speak of ARE the dreamers! The choice of words to use for ppl like you and I would be, believers ; go-getters, visionaries - but I do understand what you are saying :)
I see you mentioned "believe" in there l0l
I see little to no risk (other than some lost time) and am optimistically guessing at the potential benefits. This is a place for dreamers to unite.
What you saw is just a preference for the tried and true, which makes sense in their world. Plus, most people are on their guard when money enters the picture. Overall, it's self-protective: "I'm no fool."
That's one of the reasons why innovations like Steem have a natural rhythm of adoption. Skeptics, understandably so, need time to shed their skepticism. They need time to see that it's not "too good to be true." This is why a plateauing in adoption is sometimes a good thing: it makes the 'get rich quick' less quick, if you will, and therefore more believable.
Exactly. It's like youtube in a sense. If you make multi-million-views videos, you get paid. Big.
I would be interested in reading more about your evening and steemit word spreading efforts, if you have the time.