I'd like to get one thing out of the way right from the start. I don't depend on my Steem reweards for income - to pay bills, live or any of that. For me, it's a nice investment. Like any investor in the world, I'd like to see a nice healthy return in the mid-long term. I think of it as one would think of an investment in real estate. This is why I've never felt the need to power down or take a dime out of Steem since I joined, with the exception of the initial tests I carried out to see that I could put money through Coinbase.
I also enjoy creating content. I've been doing it for years before Steem was ever conceived of and, as sure as the sun will shine and I'm able, I will carry one creating content. It's just what I do. I've been doing it for free for decades, and I still do - on Instagram and YouTube. Yes I make money on YouTube, but it barely covers how much it costs to make my film photography videos. For me, its a joy, not a robotic chore, or a means of reaping people off.
So you see, downvoting my content literally has zero effect on me, apart from maybe irritating me a little.
The reason why I'm irritated, is because of the effect it has on my curators. When you remove my rewards, you also remove the curation rewards of my curators, some of who depend on their income/investment to live. That's annoying.
I see that you're also downvoting small Steemians that are creating content and making Steem a great place to be. People that have freshly been onboarded, people organising communities. People that are helping to bring our platform to the world. People that are literally trying to make YOU money by raising the value of YOUR investment.
Yes, you are free to use your downvotes as you please, and apparently you don't need anybody to tell you that. And Yes I was one of the people that launched the downvote spree on your automated screencap posts.
I don't know you, nor care. I participated in the campaign because I disagreed with your behaviour here and the reward allocated to your zero-content posts, and I will do it again.
The idea of #newSteem is to attempt to steer this ship in the right direction, because as you admitted yourself in your fake truce post, we were headed for a giant iceberg. Various entities were burying the hatchet and putting the past behind them in a new environment of positivity.
Several stake holders reached out to you, but for whatever reason , you remain stuck in your old ways.
Comparing your stake to mine, it seems you have at least 10 times as much as I do to lose if this ship sinks. So be my guest, keep acting like a spoilt toddler. It's your darn Steem you're flushing down the loo.
Finally, please, please, feel free to keep flagging me. I see your voting power was zapped to nearly 0% yesterday. It means other people can get some breathing space while you recharge. I will keep posting, you can keep flagging.I can do this dance to the end of time.
Peace and Love ✌🏿
Adé
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