RE: What Would YOU Do With 100,000 Steem Power?

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glenalbrethsen in #writing • 7 years ago

I'm happy with the way I'm doing things now, and 100,000 SP wouldn't change things for me that much. A 100% upvote of $2.75-ish is definitely more than I am able to give out now, but I don't give out a lot of those as it is. That could be one of the changes I make, maybe more 100% upvotes, but I would still end up spreading my upvotes around as much as I can as a manual curator.

I don't think I would change who I'm upvoting, either, as I end up upvoting mostly plankton and minnows, with a few dolphins here and there. I don't think I would concentrate on anyone in particular, but would do it based on who I judged should get one on their posts and comments.

I know it's being commonly put out there that the minnows are the middle class, and we need more of them, but I'm more inclined to say the middle class is actually higher up. A minnow of 500 SP really isn't middle class in my mind. Someone in the 3000 SP range and up is definitely closer, though.

So, anyway, since you were asking, I thought I would share my thoughts. I wouldn't delegate out (I'd rather support those I want to support directly and earn curation rewards since I wouldn't want to charge), and I wouldn't start self-upvoting since I don't do it now.

What else? I think that's it. Spread my upvote out but maintain some decent upvote amounts, drop at least 100% upvote every day, and keep curating what I think to be content that adds value to the STEEM platform.

7 years ago in #writing by glenalbrethsen

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hitmeasap 7 years ago

Hey @glenalbrethsen.

"A minnow of 500 SP really isn't middle class in my mind. Someone in the 3000 SP range and up is definitely closer, though."

Honestly speaking, I agree with you to some extent. 500 SP might not be enough to be a middle class, as that would mean that people with 501 SP would be on the way from middle class to upper class. And it would be hard to say where the "upper class" begins.

I mean, dolphins could basically be the middle class, as we have both orcas and whales above them, and red fish, minnows and plankton below:

That said, dolphin level is at 5000 SP meanwhile Minnows are at 500 SP. So I personally believe that the real middle class should begin somewhere at 2500 SP in a "perfect world" so to speak.

However, the gap between the different classes are huge, and I personally know how difficult it is for newcomers to reach that 500 SP mark, which is why I also believe it's important to help these users and also to make them feel "more included" in the ecosystem.

I will continue to mention 500SP as the middle class, as I believe that 500SP is a huge milestone for these people. They deserve to feel more "included" and more important on STEEM in general. They also get the voting slider at 500SP, so I think it's a good idea to have them included in the middle class at that point.

That being said, I like your mindset and I appreciate the comment. I can totally see that you'd do good things with 100K SP. :)

Cheers!

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glenalbrethsen 7 years ago

I think you and others who are working with the ten thousand minnow initiative, or the 250 a month, are doing amazing work. There definitely needs to be more minnows before there can be anything else beyond that, so don't stop. :)

I just wouldn't call it growing the middle class, per se. It's a small matter, though, compared to the herculean efforts going on by those trying to reach 500 SP, and those of you who are more directly aiding in their efforts. And my thoughts on what really constitutes middle class is by no means a slight on what's being done here. That certainly was not my intention, and I hope it wasn't taken as such. :)

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