All these you say are fine and dandy, but still the metrics of the "outside world" run deep in influencing behavioural patterns here on this platform. Will technologies such as these transform our operational mindsets. Up to now, i only see the old ways in action.
To me the "outside world", was pretty much everywhere no one spoke english. "Will technologies such as these transform our operational mindsets." Yes The internet has been around a long time, yes on youtube I could watch a lot of yahoo's speaking in different languages crash into each other by driving like maniacs. That was the extent of my view of the "outside world". Now I have met an individual from Nigeria, and man oh man can he write. I get to see Nigeria through his words his vision, not some corporate media vision of Nigeria, but a REAL NIGERIANS point of view uncensored. And through him my view is expanding of Nigeria.
I have also met a fantastic Airbrush Artist that has just completed this amazing set of wall murals for an indoor play area for the Children. He is from I believe it is Kazakhstan, through his other works and people that visit his page I have seen some beautiful areas of a part of the world that I have never seen before. Those are two area of the "outside World" that I have been introduced to.
My "operational mindset", is completely open to new views thoughts and cultures because of steemit. "behavioural patterns, here on this platform", I think are changing in people on this platform. Ask anyone that has been on facebook or youtube what they think of the troll problem over at those two sites compared to the problems here. (and don't cop out with they have more numbers, troll were a big problem from day one on both of those sites.)
I see a path not traveled before, a new trail to traverse, no knowledge of where it will lead, but the destination is unimportant as long as we travel in good company. Keep looking, I think you will see the differences in time.
Your response was fairly brilliant. Were you the person who referred me to @greenrun?
I was one of them yes. I love his style of writing. I referred to his style in one post as Lucid writing, the reader is there when they read his stuff. Oh And thank you so much for the votes.
You could very much do everything you described before the introduction of Steemit, which is the focal point of the OP's post. The only factual change introduced by this platform is that you can get "paid" for the content you create. This is of course big news, but my question truly pertains about what lies ahead of this. Trolling is the least of my concerns. You can dress an uneducated fool in brand new clothing and allocate them an advanced toolbox of wonders, but they will still remain what they are because that's how they learned to be and behave. Are we creating and teaching ourselves new skillset, or are we, again, hoarding over a make-for-profit fairy dust sprinkled wet plutocratic dream? Cheers for your input, OP to the stand please.