If you think reputation on Steem is earned and represents values like honesty, virtue, honor, integrity or trust, you will have to rethink how reputation is attained or earned.
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Reputation is now being purchased through buying votes from high STEEM POWER bots. That may not be the goal of people who buy votes, but that is one of the consequences.
Getting votes from accounts that have high STEEM POWER, not only gives you a larger allocation of the reward pool which means a higher potential payout on your post, but also gives you more reputation points.
Before vote buying which increased reputation for many, the way to climb fast in reputation was to get voted on by high SP accounts, who were not selling their votes for you to buy. That was normally based on people liking your content for whatever reason.
Even though reputation wasn't necessarily a representation of qualities like honesty, virtue, honor, integrity or trust, it had to be earned in some way by getting support from votes. Now, reputation can be increased faster by buying votes from high STEEM POWER bot accounts.
Thinking of reputation outside of Steem in the real world, it's supposed to be based on the substance of what we do, our actions and behavior. But it can also be largely based on appearances and false perception, rather than the substance of who we are.
Is reputation something we can trust in the real world? Maybe, to a certain degree.
If we could buy reputation in the real world, how much would that effect how we view reputation? Could we trust reputation at all then?
What do you think? Have your say.
- Does reputation matter on the platform?
- Does reputation influence you on Steem?
- Is it an issue to have reputation increase more for those that buy votes?
- What is the meaning, purpose or value of reputation when you can buy it?
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