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Pretty cool, but in practice Steemit's content is pretty mediocre. There are some high quality articles, but the front page is largely clickbait and articles ta
by nv-vn 9y ago
Pretty cool, but in practice Steemit's content is pretty mediocre. There are some high quality articles, but the front page is largely clickbait and articles talking about how successful Steemit is. I tried to write some programming articles (one of which got a lot of traction, actually) but I just got bored of doing that after a little while of getting barely any views. I think Steemit has potential if people begin to use it like Medium, but a lot of people are there as basically a business, running their personal BuzzFeed.
- ryanb23 9y agoAlso, Steemit is just a terrible name.
- lost_name 9y agoI agree and was curious why they picked it. I guess their reasoning is as good as any. > Steem is a form of esteem, which means to prize or value. Steem is also a homophone for steam, which is frequently associated with power, and a step further, steam powered trains gave influence to English idioms, such as ‘this conversation is picking up steam.’ The associations with prizing, language and empowerment only felt right. https://steem.io/#faq https://steem.io/#faq
- Kelab 9y agowhat is your handle I'll try to follow
- nv-vn 9y ago@nv-vn (thanks, will follow back)