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     8 years ago  

    I can see what you mean. However, a writer wanting to post anywhere on the internet is going to be exposed to content they don't like. Does that stop them from posting at all? I don't think so. They move on and post their content regardless of the content they find not to their liking. The same could be said about content in magazines or found on library shelves for that matter. Good writers are not going to stop publishing their works just because some day their book could share a bookshelf with another book they don't condone.

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     8 years ago  

    The casino junk atmosphere is a serious problem. Far better to write on one's own beautifully designed wordpress blog, grow a following of like-minded readers and writers, and find a way to monetize your writing while building a professional platform.

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       8 years ago  

      I've built WordPress sites and had a following of like-minded readers, even found a way to monetize it. This is much more exciting to me, even if I run into casino junk.

      But I also see your point. When I have introduced several good writers to Steemit, the first thing they do is a Google search and they find posts of people argueing about whale votes, power imbalances and new users not making any money. It's a real turn off as a first immpression.

      The concept is strong and feature will eventually be added to smoothen the UI experience and I'm sure we'll be able to hide posts we don't want to see eventually.

      Growing pains of a new platform. The developers must feel like god feels sometimes when the whole world is praying for answers all at once. Until these enhancements are implemented, we'll just have to Steem on.