Right now it is a bot gaming system, and it is easy to see. All one has to do is go and look at the trending tab for #introduceyourself. If you do you will see lots of similar post, with some pretty hefty rewards, which we know just does not really happen, unless you come here with a large following. So yep it is a bot gaming system. One that I will only play when calling bots to plagiaristic, scam, or phishing post/comments. So currently I call on two bots, on group of people, and one person, when I see a fishy post/comment. Other than that, no bot usage for me, because I think I work pretty hard for the few rewards I make, and I am not going to give them any of it.
Also, I have recently seen that there is another "Bank" on steemit - - - I would like people to remember and recall the issues with BellyRub bank. That incident a whale, (which I thought he should not have done), bailed people out. This is a buyer beware warning.
I have seen the "Bank" too @bashadow. What is that all about? He just kinda popped out of nowhere. Personally, I don't have an issue with how people handle 'business' on here as long as they are not hurting others. The banks out there are mimicing the real world and how can it not when steemit is a reflection of the good/bad in the real world. You can't create a society without having both aspects, and just as in life, there are dragons and dragon slayers. We just hope to keep the dragons from overpopulating. ;)
At least the "Bank" is forthright with his intentions and those that sign the life debt are doing so with their own free will.
I have not even bothered looking at the "new Bank", A lot of people fell for the Belly Rub bank scheme, because of the interest rate, they were greedy people, then cried and cried about being ripped off when he took the money and ran. It was a mess, one guy (a Whale) got tired of hearing about all the bitching about how could steemit let this happen, it was not steemit that let it happen it was the idiots that saw dollar signs in front of their eyes. Banks are no one's friend.
Always good to hear your thought @bashadow.. and I agree too. I am hoping to elevate the conversation by pointing it out so that they can see that "we see the truth".
And yes I saw that about the bank.. and I agree with you about staying very clear of it. People will get burned if they don't do proper due diligence! Have a great weekend my friend!
You too, were you here fro the end fiasco of the bellyrub bank issue or fortunate enough to miss that? I can't believe people, smart people, fell for it. there was just no way anyone was really going to pay a 40% interest rate.
I missed it, but heard about it. I didn't know the specifics, but yes a 40% interest rate sends off a few ponzi bells. Wow, that is something that people fell for that.