I have no doubt at all that it will be a game changer, the question is whether it will be a good game changer.

With regards to the "rewards scalping" issue, I'm less concerned about long form posting vs. short form posting than I am concerned about rewards flowing towards what adds value to the LeoFinance experience. For example, a "tweet" of breaking news that "BTC just broke the $25K barrier! adds contextual value, while endless links to someone's stupid affiliate program doesn't.

Short form content opens the door to misuse for personal gains... the question is whether or not the community is dedicated enough to maintain some sort of "meritocracy" as part of the process?

In terms of what we "need" around here (and on Hive) I'm very much with something @frankbacon pointed out in his comment: We really need some kind of effective email/message system here if this kind of venue is ever going to mainstream in a meaningful way. EVEN if it's set up in such a way that you have to pay 0.10 Leo/Hive (which would go to Null) to send a message, to prevent massive spamming/marketing abuses.

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