Your post is a bunch of socialist tripe, and you have no understanding of economics, and it stings me that my precious voting power lent to minnowsupport is even giving you a few pennies for this post. Even without the @ spam, I would not have upvoted this.
You and other minnows with your attitude are ungrateful.
What are your conclusions again? That there shouldn't be whales in Steemit? Then all posts will be making 0 cents, since there will be no money to fund the posts, but don't let facts get in the way of your narrative.
No, now come on. First off, I'm not a socialist and this is not a socialist post. I specifically said, and MEANT, that I had no judgment of any kind, good or bad, for whales, minnows or anyone else who takes part in the rat race. My point was only that even though a lot of people on here espouse sort of this new age, radical position that somehow steemit is above plain old "sell yourself for a penny" capitalism, they're fundamentally wrong.
I did use a bunch of pictures from the turn of the 20th century which were used to support socialist and communist positions, and the terms proletariat and bourgeois - not because I'm a socialist, but for the same reason those images and terms were successfully used to foment revolution in the first place: They speak to timeless truths about humanity.
Unlike some, I have no illusions about humanity, or our ability to live in some Star Trek perfection. That's why I called it a rumination - because it would be funnier and more effective when the whole thing revealed itself to be, in effect, a used car ad.
I don't. Steemit is extremely capitalist, and that's what I love about it. It's not star trek perfection and I make no bones about it.
Exactly! Nor do I! Hence this post - which is just me pointing out the ridiculousness of the situation we find ourselves in - the way it is still cutthroat and then, just when you think I'm going to call for the death of the whales - instead I turn it into an advertisement.
And with good products nonetheless.
I stand by the post, I won't do it again, because I would never risk the well being of a bunch of other people for my own whimsy. But I stand by it - and i stand by my point in that earlier comment.
Meanwhile, in the cutthroat spirit of capitalism, which you and I both espouse, if/when you feel enough time has passed - take a look at some of my stuff - I think, actually - you might like it.
If you look at anything - you probably should check out this
https://steemit.com/steem/@dber/let-s-talk-about-taxes-2017613t316666z
The IRS notices on crypto currency currently treats freshly mined currency as real income, taxed in the year it is received, with a basis at whatever the value was when you received it. This creates a wide variety of potential tax implications, which mean nothing to me, but could be important for you to consider.
I take issue with the word "cutthroat". I'm cutting no one's throat. Capitalism isn't about cutting throats or violence.
I know it's just an expression and you didn't mean it literally, but you are putting words in my mouth.
I meant it in the traditional, economic, wall street sense of the word - I didn't mean to imply any kind of physical violence and certainly didn't mean to attribute that meaning to you at all. It was just a turn of phrase