RE: Real Talk: The Future of Steem
I'm glad you wrote this because I think about it a lot. While it doesn't answer most of the issues, I think it is really important for the community to embrace @share2steem to grow our user base which will in turn make the blockchain more attractive to developers because the user base will be there.
Going to instagram influencers and showing them how easy it is to monetize is a no brainer. I've done it. I make more on my crappy instagram than most people with 100k followers lol. There are 10s of thousands of instagram influencers who need @share2steem and they don't know it. I talked to a guy with 1.2million followers last night and he's interested. Bringing in those people will put strain on the rewards pool because they won't be that active on other steem apps unless they really get interested but it can bring in tons of users and active accounts.
I appreciate your comment. I like the concept of share2steem and agree that it will reach a lot of users, but are these users really going to be happy on Steem? I mean somebody with 1.2 million followers, will feel completely under appreciated on Steem. And the current interface is simply lacking of the modern style.
I believe we need to fix the UI and economic model of Steem first, before we bring people here from other platforms. Especially since the reward pool shouldn't be used for people simply coming to Steem to get some rewards, but for those wanting to participate in the system - who are powering up Steem and play the game.
I agree on the "to get some rewards part" but using the reward pool to get people to come to Steem who also bring a lot of followers (who stay and contribute) is worthy IMO. That's real added value in return for the rewards.
I agree with your point 100% but I would say that yes those people will feel appreciated because will be compensated. it's also a fertile recruiting ground because they can have their followers follow them on Steam where they both get paid. It's the best way to grow membership but like you suspect it's very one-sided. my thought is if we have an active user base because they're sharing on Instagram anyway then we can attract more development because the users are here. we will never be able to compete with social media like Instagram so recruiting their members and offering them something it's a good plan. I don't see much growth in quality membership here and it worries me
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