I recently found out that in the Steemit food chain I am what is referred to as a minnow. Apparently I share the Steemit sea with other inhabitants called whales and dolphins and perhaps others I have yet to meet. I quickly learned that all who swim in the Steemit sea of posts, upvotes and comments are rewarded according to their individual investments towards preserving and promoting the Steemit ecosystem. Now for some, that investment is monetary in nature, for others it is earned through a process that involves creating their own posts, reading, and upvoting the best posts by other Steemit users.
I have not been on Steemit that long (about a week now) but I am enjoying the process of meeting new people, reading great content and in general just trying to find my way. In my mind I see myself as an immigrant to the Steemit shores who is trying to find his way in a world and culture that is foreign. So far I feel very welcomed. I was greeted with open arms and even given a bit of currency to get me started on my journey. I feel inspired by all of the dolphins and whales swimming around me because I know the potential for growth in Steemit. Yet to be honest as all little fish do when bigger ones are swimming about, at times I feel a bit intimidated by the sheer size and power they are capable of wielding. I wonder if there is room for little fish to grow into bigger ones too.
A few days ago I started to hear talk of something called a Fork. After some reading I began to understand that things were about to change. The general consensus is that the changes will benefit the minnows of the community by giving them more of an impact when it comes to voting. I hope that is true because I have read some really great posts by new users and when I apply my upvote to it nothing (or almost nothing happens). I had thought it would be nice if I could spend all of my available votes on one or two posts that really made me think, or ones that covered a subject well but was unable to provide more than a fraction of a cent to promoting them. Hopefully the Fork will help with this issue.
I have read many fantastic posts by whales and posts that whales have upvoted (they clearly have great taste) but I just think in order for this system to work well into the future all users should have the potential to determine a posts worth. Perhaps a Minnows Top 10 of the day list would work or even a Dolphins\Whales Daily List.
Anyway as with all things time will tell.
Keep swimming.
