Wouldn't say a downvote is censorship at all. It's a reputational hit, for sure within this realm. Content that gets upvotes or an upvote from a prominent HP holder tends to become more viral and possibly

More developed countries have a higher median age, which would be less conducive to technological and economic/monetary changes and shifts. map source The evangelism comes in a multitude of forms, but

We have seen that there is a willingness to scapegoat crypto in the US. Now 10 different states are suing Coinbase and the states are not the ones that fit the stereotype of coming after crypto firms.

There's bipartisan support for banning crypto in the United States. Generationally, older Americans (who tend to be those who actually vote) are opposed to privatized digital currency. Then there's also

We can trace a lot of things back to the bots and bad data that arose from their presence. It impacted everything and caused a great overestimation of the Splinterlands' reach. The damage to marketing

Unfortunately, what enriched you also was the source of what caused the decline of the ecosystem. It was not sustainable with the proliferation of bot armies renting en masse at sometimes disadvantageous

The fact that the prices held value for Iza and Ifrit Rising is quite something. Lira the Dark is an example... it fell off 15% during the same 2 month timeframe. It was not exactly a "loved"

The concept and build of Invennium was actually brought up during that Emergency Town Hall where the layoffs were addressed. Invennium was intended to be another revenue stream for Steem Monsters during

Actually, whistleblowers get 10-30% cut by SEC for cases... I heard rumors of possible legal consultations in response to this incident immediately after the reveal.

A hashtag of #JustinSunsSons is not going to get the mileage you think on Twitter. It's such a long tail and obscure hashtag. If there was a more broad hashtag and several journalists were tagged who cover

Bot farms win again? Great stuff Torran!

The simple guide to understanding anti-capitalism/anti-crypto... Left Tribe: People got rich and sought some form of freedom with their resources. Right Tribe: The Wrong People got rich and sought some

I'm noticing common themes with Hive/Splinterlands that are causing issues... Misguided generosity in situations that do not call for it. Power being held by too few. Marketing efforts being stifled by

Oof... my sympathies.

Yes, the tiering is definitely evident and it's a bit complicated to explain. In my case, I only had 61k Collection Power to start and I have been enhancing the collection through the secondary market

I actually stopped playing altogether a few weeks ago because the game was becoming joyless. I found that playing the secondary markets was much more enjoyable and I figure that everything entailed from

Most of the accounts are mining accounts. Let's call it what it is, mining. What does it say about the game when there are 3 different services to enable participants to automate gameplay and mining operations

Considering that botting goes against the possibilities of the attention economy potential of Splinterlands (which was laughed at during a TH... fine, turn down money like fools after laying off nearly

They're the most important factor in Splinterlands. They comprise the most players, hold a large share of assets, and have dictated the secondary markets. Tracking what they are doing and how they are

If they were to shut it down, it should be due to their own voluntary choices not due to a bureaucratic agency coercing them.