For one, I wouldn't be here. Neither would you. I wouldn't post my random, unedited, grammatically horrid thoughts so I can get a few bucks and play with shitcoins. I would be doing something different.
There can't be a sense of community when the creators are whales and insiders. Period. People swarm like flies on shit and then the bot comments begin "Very Nice Job", "You Are So Valuable", "Let me have your sperm inside me if only for an upvote good sir, ok thank you bye". It's shit and it is intolerable. Petty and pathetic.
It's fake. Yet, it is still better than Facebook where I would pretty much vent the same bullshit and still get zero rewards. When something better than Steemit pops up (and trust me it will) the fattest whales and cheerleaders here will vanish along with the scammers and douchebags they support whether is the bleached tinfoil Berwick or Trevor James or any other moron that shills Steemit and its price. Chillax boys. We got the bull market push and the Korean scammers sustaining it. It is not "adoption". Quite the opposite happens. Engagement has dropped dramatically.
The whales create their own standards whether that is steemstem or ocd or art guilds or whatever they want to hide the scheme behind. People post for the money yet surprisingly enough after almost 2 years we get the same shit on the front page and the same people. Now some got even greedier and got bored giving shits. Why suck on randomly when you can suck up selectively by building your own witness?
Content doesn't matter. Views don't matter. Nobody is reading. I have 6000 "followers" (not really) more like 5, and the engagement I get is from pajeet-bots "thank you come again". Same shit goes on in almost all posts. It is laughable.
Thing is, you can't call out these stuff if you want some upvotes. Whales won't like it. You would be popping the bubble of delusion. In their closed groups, they will decide who dies and who lives. Who makes Steemit look "legit" with the half assed article that also has "references" and "sources"...you know, because that covers the copyright part...mmmright?. Medium, a top-tier content page doesn't even need that but ponzi guilds do....mmmmk...
If Steemit did not have rewards there wouldn't be any guilds. There wouldn't b any sucking up. The "leaders" would move onto their next shitcoin scheme. This place wouldn't exist. The only thing that makes this exist is because of the elaborate money grabbing — and really — because it is the only functional crypto-reward coin that needs zero investment. Even if it is breadcrumbs a suck-up can get a few dollars and get bitcoin. The process is worse than being a street whore but it works, for some at least. No other scheme other than faucets have figured this out but at least with faucets you have more self-respect since no one is watching you manic-clicking.
I don't follow anybody but I turned on my bot back-up. I seriously don't read anything other that some people's posts, sometimes. The content is nauseating and pretentious but I don't mind the few steem I get. It is an investment after all. Not saying that my vile, arrogant and hasty posts are any better or worth anything. I would write my own trash down anyways, maybe not as often though. Steemit is more like my half-arsed diary so that I can get my daily thoughts down.
Never forget that the creators, developers, community leaders and so on are millionaires already. They don't give much fucks about what is going on and how they keep generating profit. The "fights" and "flags" are more like cocks interlocking and that is for attention. The swarms in comments are cheerleadings carefully so that they can get some upvotes. They don't really give a shit.
You don't need Steemit to write a good post. You can post it anywhere on the internet. But since no one will pay you (or me) to read your crap Steemit becomes the only gateway. After that it becomes a snowball of degeneracy. Some carefully craft their posts so that they won't upset the whales and get a steady income. Some post 5 times a month but have a guaranteed guild/whale upvote. Some post every day. Some don't give a shit and post every few hours. It all depends how you foreplay that whale pimp that sponsors you.
This post was an inspiration from a dear friend @schattenjaeger that wrote I'm Taking an Extended Break from This Shithole .
If Steemit is to grow we need people like him and not what is trending. Remember guys. Whales are people who had some bitcoin and made it during the past massive bull run. They are not necessarily good people, content evaluators, smart or even good developers. Don't take yourself too seriously or them. Sure, abuse the system while you can, set up your own scheme but rest assured that when something better comes up they will move to the next money making project before you can say "scam".
