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RE: I Didn't Forget

in #life3 years ago

For too long they ignored and villified those who created content here. Then when they leave and the chain becomes bare talk about how it's failing and how we should change it to be like any other shitty crypto Blockchain that nobody cares about.

And we know who they are.

Pisses me off :0)

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I think about that quite often and of course there's always new reminders popping up.

I've been talking about that other market of consumers for quite awhile. I've been shot down a few times but it never really bothered me. Even shot down for being a useless artist/entertainer or whatever and that didn't bother me. Still doesn't, especially now when I see how much money is exchanging hands. Only took a couple years and it's far more than when I first started talking about paying consumers and all that's happening online nowadays. Can't even watch a livestream now without the host stopping to thank people for the donations, every few minutes. People drop 20's just to say hi, for fuck sakes. The art scene. We all see how much money is exchanging hands over on Makersplace, etc.

Blah. My head explodes once I start thinking about it all and go off in the direction of these thoughts. There's enough solid proof out there now, without my words. Content distribution and consumption is incredibly lucrative. It was like that even before the internet and typically reaches nearly everyone on the planet. .... fuck. I'm still rambling about this. There will be 3000 words here soon if I don't shush...

It's happening so well on other platforms. I am usually quite astonished by the donations that fly forth on live streams. People do want to pay, it's an undisputable fact.

Yeah. Awhile back I compared it to strippers working the pole. Those platforms take a huge cut as well; the consumer's money isn't worth full value at that point. Pimps and club owners do the same thing. Consumers are being ripped off when compared to this setup we have here. The only thing I'd change is the 10 vote deal. Make it one vote somehow, so when the consumer drops a 20, it doesn't take 20 years to reach the creator they came to support. And of course this token should have been made more accessible, long ago, to the average consumer. That consumer is going to be dropping 20's, several times per year. Allowing creators to actually succeed would be smart as well. Twas quite the shit show shortly before I left, watching artists and creative types being targeted with ridiculous downvotes simply for doing a good job.

What was worst about the downvotes was not the actual votes themselves but the clique who sneaked about on various off-platform chats talkibg about these people being over-rewarded and then when the downvotes came those with clout didn't do anything to defend those creators. Partly because of the narrative painted that this was a balanced thing

Anyway, I sound bitter. I'm not that bitter, just think it's a terrible shame that this place was effectively ruined by those with substantial stake who could have made the place far better.

The votes could be tweaked. I have always been a fan of that.

I certainly don't critique these follies to be a general pain the ass in order to offend. I've offered plenty of advice, solutions, explanations; straight from this unique perspective often ignored. I usually do that before things fall apart, so they hopefully don't fall apart. These messages fall on deaf ears though, largely due to the fact it's tough to break through to that echo chamber behind the scenes.

I'd prefer to see things improve. It's certainly not all bad; all is not lost.

Indeed it's not lost and if there is a drift in the price upward then people can and do return. Amusingly, a few months ago the price went up a couple of cents and all these long gone people started posting again. Sorry I've been away, I had to bake a cake but the cake ended up being a tiger and I ran and ran but the tiger caught me and pulled me down into the bowels of the earth and made me pregnant with it's tiger meat brood. I'm back now though!!

I did have a wee chuckle.

I have a track record of leaving, then coming back. The price doesn't dictate my return, or my departure. I'm just the guy who takes breaks. The way I do things makes this a tough gig. Sleeping patterns are already screwed up and this is only my third post back. See Spiderman up there? Do you even know how difficult and time consuming it can be to make something flat appear to be 3D? Or the previous post image that messes with the eyes, then suddenly you start seeing faces. How does that happen! I'll never tell, but I'll tell you it's exhausting. 2000 word articles and I don't even use Grammarly(because we used to call that a keylogger back in the 90's and I don't trust anything that analyzes what I enter into a keyboard). Even sitting here shooting the shit, talking. I end up stretching my days well beyond the 24 hour time limit. In a few months I'll be beyond burntout, again. The price could be $10, but if I can't focus, I'm out. I spent much of July and August completely disconnected again, no internet, no distractions, just living. That's healthier than water.