RE: Pay to Play – The Future of Steemit
@edicted, I happen to agree with you about the trending tab. 100%. It would solve a great deal of this problem. Hell, it might solve all of it. But that isn't something that users can control. I'll stand with you campaigning for devs to change it, but in the meanwhile, we have to figure out how to work with the hand we're dealt.
Seriously is going 50x in one year from $0.08 to $4.00 not enough for you people?
Not when views are as important as the payout. For evergreen content creators, visibility is a keen motivator. ECC users are building an audience, and if Steemit doesn't provide the audience, they'll go elsewhere eventually. I think this is evident by the 50% reduction in new user signups--word is getting out, and current users are very reluctant to invite people to join this platform these days. What I'm hoping is not for Steemit to be the end all/be all audience generator for ECC users; I encourage everyone at The Writers' Block to heavily promote their Steemit posts on other social media platforms. However, this is not a reader-friendly environment. And that goes back to your concerns about the trending tab. Spot on about that, you are.
When it really comes down to it @ned and friends bit off way more than they could chew... especially after being abandoned by @dan. We are playing a game of catch-up where they aren't going to address any of these problems until they get SMTs up and running smoothly. I can guarantee you they are racing the clock trying to launch before EOS releases on June 30.
I'm not going to stress about these issues until EOS launches.
Are you sure you're on the right platform for 'evergreen' content? I think you have to see this platform as a certain kind of platform. You can't always determine the 'value' of a post. What is valuable to some is not to others. A good platform creates a balance for everyone. And it's very honest to have an 'ecosystem'. Life isn't fair! But everyone has... a chance.