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RE: Are we only here to feed the narcissists?

in #steemit8 years ago (edited)

I agree with you Steve. I can see it from both viewpoints actually. I think what is required of dollarvigilante is more depth, more humility. Many of us, myself included, give others Steem dollars on a daily basis. I am doing a daily service for minnows who have no traction or cannot post their intimate stories on their own blog. I pay people every day for their secrets. Meanwhile, I'm sort of old news in Steemit as far as the whales are concerned. This is to be expected actually since they heap money on those with tremendous followings. But it's also short-sighted because the workhorses continue working, day in day out, and they are the true backbone of Steemit. When this happens, it's time to move into the next phase of strategy. I would like to see dollarvigilante's ideas of how he can transfer his wealth to others and what that system would look like. The whales transfer their wealth to others daily. I do too. This is an expected thing of whales, to transfer energy, wealth and reputation to others, in a constant way. That's being part of a healthy ecosystem. Just raking in easy cash and telling people they can do the same is not sustainable.

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Just raking in easy cash and telling people they can do the same is not sustainable.

The point is, he's telling people that they can do the same only if they are ready to follow his entire path. You cannot expect to take the upsides without going through the downsides first. For me, this is the essence of @dollarvigilante 's message and I find it very uplifting.

I am glad you decided to write a long comment! Bravo, totally in agreement, we are not here to hate on other's people success we are to push for everyone's success, for everyone who spend time and energy on steemit, for steemit, each with his own talents, experience, expertise...

We're in it together and we should not forget. From minnows to whales.

@stellabelle I was looking for your comment! :) I agree to agree with you. I am still waiting for Jeff to give back some of his "hard-earned" cash.

I am still waiting for Jeff to give back some of his "hard-earned" cash.

What's wrong with you people? It's his reward, not yours. He owes you nothing. If you keep perpetuating attitudes like these, everyone will lose and Steem will indeed crash.

steemit will crash if people come here just for the "cash". It's more than a platform to earn money.

Indeed. Also to realize that value is subjective and these pissing contests that have started are going to get worse.

Some will come for the 'cash'. Some will succeed. Some will leave. The platform will remain. The value will remain subjective.

Pissing. Contests.

It's more than a platform to earn money.

Exactly. So we just need to accept the fact that some people will earn much more than others and get over it.

Steem is not meant to be fair in terms of effort. It can only be fair in terms of mindset: only people who appreciate the opportunity to be rewarded will succeed here. Those who demand rewards or are constantly upset about Steem being unfair or rigged, will fail.

@innuendo Jeff can earn $1b as far I am concerned. I couldn't care less. He said he is going to upvote any of his fans that join steemit. Dunno if he did that. I don't have to keep up with Jeff. but flashing cash like he did and using a title of article that is totally misleading, I can't accept that. It's like the spam email that I receive each day. "Would you like make $3000 in one day"

Hello Stellabelle,
great post and i think you nailed it.

i started giving 10% of my earnings out (https://steemit.com/giveback/@knozaki2015/paging-all-fellow-steemians-let-s-give-back-part-of-our-earnings-to-make-steemit-better)

i would love if we could have a chat, are you on steemit chat?

i just upvoted @stellabelle for the first time

I agree wholeheartedly, @stellabelle. I would love for my project to be picked up by some whales. Any idea how that could happen? I'm just a minnow, but I have big plans.

https://steemit.com/anarchism/@ats-david/enriching-lives-through-the-power-of-steemit

@stellabelle I was a bit turned off by his latest post of holding cash, etc etc. There were good tidbits of creating good posts, so I did give an upvote. But I don't think that type of marketing is sustainable long-term My take is that Steemit is a place for conversation, and a place to connect. Anyone who sees it only as a way to make money will probably get frustrated as rewards level out for them. I talk about this in my post: https://steemit.com/steemit/@professorx/a-penny-for-your-thoughts-are-upvotes-worth-usd-01

Anyone who sees it only as a way to make money will probably get frustrated as rewards level out for them

But that's perfect for all those who are here who see Steemit as a place for conversation and a place to connect first. Let nature weed itself out and the Steem drop under half a Dollar. They'll come back later. Meanwhile, we figure out how this thing works and build a community.

@stellabelle thank you for supporting minnows its awesome of you