RE: My Thoughts About Curie and Its Criticisms
I'm pretty sure I said something to the effect "Curie will be done when there's no need for Curie anymore". I was wrong. I have discovered something - Steemit's true innovation is rewarding curation. Other social networks do reward authors - if not in cash, they do so in engagement and exposure. In working with Curie, I have seen a vibrant community form. I'm pretty sure #curie is the most engaged project on Steemit - over a hundred curators participate every week, and over 500 long term. There are people who love finding posts more than writing them, and these people had no voice before Steemit.
Curation guilds are what will make Steemit special. It'll make Steemit a better network than Reddit (or whatever else) - which have a major problem with great content being ignored due to the sheer volume. Curation guilds are Steemit's one true innovation, and it would be a shame to lose them.
Interesting thoughts and good points! I hadn't looked at it like that and I think that would be another check mark for the why we need Curie and curation guilds side...
I never thought about it that way, although I might have expressed it differently here as its ultimate conclusion:-