C'mon Bern, it's a valid question, perhaps the truth of the matter is, that since its possible to buy the witness positions at this point, we are not best being represented? I'm not saying that's my 100% opinion, but it's not inaccurate either. A popular vote would put up people who might actually be active, might help kill the dead inactive witness problem and encourage people to vote on a platform where it's alleged like some 80 or 90% of folks have never voted once either because they know their tiny vote is pointless or because reasons
Ultimately, you yourself probably have enough cash on hand to buy a handful of top slots, and isn't that a form of centralization or at least anti-diversity.
I know, you can crush me like a bug for having an opinion, but isnt this the sort of question you would encourage on #speakyourmind for example?
Help me understand why questioning the Doctrine of Paper is a bad thing. And I'm approaching you fairly rationally and humbly to open the dialog. You know I generally come out in favor of your moves, and we've covered that before, but this answer, sort of puzzles me, coming from you.
By the way, mega self voting your comment to pin it to the top is exactly why money drowns out the voice of the people. Nice move Nextgen. You literally just made my point for me.
That was hardly a "mega self vote"...probably less than 10% and I have a ton of SP tied up right now.
Money is power, power is money. That's life. Deal with it.
I don't disagree, and I work around my lack of wealth with adaptation, improvisation and overcoming it. I do okay as a result, as you've seen by my visibility and efforts around the platform, and I know you've seen them. I do "deal with it" but I also don't use the little bit of wealth I do have to oppress others voices, I use it to lift them up by feeding the homeless, or feeding and shoeing barefoot, malnutrioned children around the world. I'd love to debate this with you tomorrow live on Steemitzens Of Steem, if you care to do this live with an audience on voice ;)
I would, but I really just don't care to waste any more time debating whatever the hell this is...
Ok then, I'll end on this note. I hereby offer you the opportunity to come on the air with me on ANY TOPIC of your choosing and give you air time to which the shows enjoy some audience and the follow up replay posts get some attention. The people love hearing you talk, no matter what side they are on, and I can do the debate club thing and take the other side, even if IM ON your side in the topic at hand, cause, well, pro radio interview guy, its a thing I can do.
Let's play radio. God you'd go viral. :D