I am a writer. I also proofread and edit other people's material. But not on a platform such as Steemit. Why? Because it isn't a place for accomplished writers - it appears to be a place for people who want to share a message and connect with like-minded people. If Steemit becomes another place for the popular people to get attention then I will leave. I, too, can show you where many people on YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. get their 100K+ followers. There are some who have a legimate high number of followers, and that's based on long term activity on a platform and providing value to those followers on a regular basis. All it takes is a simple review of their activity to determine if their followers are real people or not.
I am on Steemit because it appears to be a good place for me to share my messages about mindset and success, as well as interesting bits of trivia and history that I find. I'll know soon enough if that is anything anyone is interested in - and if it's not, I'll continue to share on the other platforms.
So, I agree - let that door open and let's meet new people, learn something that can help you become more than who you are right now, and share what you know so that others can grow.
I appreciate your comment. I am not here for professional purposes, nor to join in pop culture worshipfests, but to interact and share my interests with like minded folk.
It seems to me that the downvote is both unnecessary, as simply not voting is potential, and actively harmful. @kingscrown did nothing wrong by posting. He didn't plagiarize, or spam, or lie. He voiced his opinion as he chose.
If the platform penalizes content providers simply because there are competitors, or for any reason, the platform will lose those providers, and that will leave the platform an useless echo chamber of self glorifying populists and money grubbers.
I'll be gone if that happens too.
Soon Steemit will have competition. The current crop of cryptos and popularity of social media indicate plenty of opportunity in the market for more players, and, just as Amazon did to Ebay, or Facebook did to Myspace, these new competitors can learn from mistakes Steemit makes, but doesn't fix.
Thanks!
You are my favorite type of Steemian, that's exactly my point written in better words than mine.
Thanks for the words and the spirit of the platform that attract folks to share like- minded feelings)))