I think you really deserve the token! :-D haha
But jokes aside, I like your point here. It's definitely true that with our content we try to impress a specific target group. So there's a lot of self-marketing in it, and of course a lot of lobbying. Money definitely changes the game, so that may be another factor why we're not really 100% free here.
Thought-provoking comment, thank you! I'll definitely rack my brains over it a bit longer..:-)
Let me, without invitation, expand on my thoughts. haha. We are just very early in the game. We are so early that we find ourselves on a content creation platform where the large majority of users that are extremely highly rewarded for their content are godawful based on any parameter you can think of. lol I know who those people are, you know who they are. So i wont mention them... Mostly because its social suicide, thus proving my initial point through a personal example. haha
I cant really blame the community though, it is as it is, and while i do think it will change over time as we grow, its still important to point out those things.
Most of the issues stem from bad distribution and over-reliance on a small number of SP holders. Im in the top 3000 biggest accounts on STEEM. My upvote is worth 10 cents which is nothing... Now consider that there are maybe a handful of accounts that can give you something that is worth your time investment in STEEM...
What happens is pretty obvious. Folks adjust to expectations and youre left with a bunch of conformists and favor chasers... Since steem uses the "marine" parallel for its account sizes id go with this representation..
@lordbutterfly the fact that you don't even dare to mention them says a lot about this communist regime.
"Im in the top 3000 biggest accounts on STEEM."
BTW is there some kind of tool to check that out? I'm wondering now what "rank" i have.
https://steemitboard.com/ranking/?p=106&s=vests&hl=lordbutterfly
Just type your name in on top.