I've been on Steemit for just over a year, my anniversary last week. I love this platform and now use it more than Facebook, IG and the like.
What I can't understand is why the more we grow, the more I use the platform— the more I see why our blockchain is having issues with user-retention. And the main deterrent is SP Abuse.
I've had only one issue with a whale, my recent flag war with @broncnutz— in which he won with amazing efficiency. Lol. Out of that came enlightenment, it ended well and I now view him as one of the most respectable members of the community. And I was totally wrong for accusing him of abusing his SP.
What I see now is that many people have their own idea of what Steemit is and that should be respected UNLESS it restricts growth and user-friendliness.
What I would never want to see is a Dystopian Social Platform in which only posts about STEEM and Steemit related content are allowed. That's just scary, but unless we find a way to respect everyone's views and opinions, that may be the result.
@ackza, A member with 70 rep just basically called us all scammers when he said:
Yeah Steemit is what ALL the spammers use, theer are all SORTS of SHITCOINS promoted on steem because no one can DELETE their SPAM, its the LAST PLACE they can SPAM. It doenst fucking mean ANYTHING. peopel find all SORTS of SCAMS liek BITCONNECT here.
I really don't have time to argue with @ackza today (see here) but I hope that fellow members of the Steem community who also share other projects that interests them on their blogs, feel the same as I:
STEEMIT is the future of Social Media and it should not be censored.
One of the greatest features of Steemit is earning by sharing what you love, wether that's a photo, a family event, a crypto project, a recipe— whatever... we shouldn't knock others for what they do or believe in.
