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>whales Thus, the importance of community. We all yearn for a return to the era of community-oriented sites, built by enthusiasts and maintained by the life-f
by mmjaa 9y ago
>whales
Thus, the importance of community. We all yearn for a return to the era of community-oriented sites, built by enthusiasts and maintained by the life-force of real people, whose intentions are not commercial in nature but rather community oriented.
So, I look forward to the eventual retiring of this heinous term, "whales". It is the community that matters.
- bringtheaction 9y agoFor a community whose intentions are not commercial why would they need a crypto currency baked into the voting aspect? In other words, is it reasonable to expect STEEM to not primarily attract those with commercial intentions?
- mmjaa 9y agoCommunities engage in forms of exchange. If I were using this to communicate with other members, for example interested in retro computing, it'd be nice to have a way of exchanging hardware with each other, with some kind of economic exchange to fit. Its not unreasonable to give people - no matter whether their intentions are commercial or otherwise - a means of safe exchange of value, without commercialising that exchange. Or, is it?
- j0hnM1st 9y ago>whale and community The trouble with the current way "influence" or money is distributed in STEEM blockchain is that, 2 - 3 whale accounts has more influence and means to influence the entire community even if the entire community stands together. Though I am hopeful that this will be addressed by the EOS's community project.