Last night, I had a long conversation with a "boss of Steem" who chooses to remain anonymous. The discussion was about the lopsided problem of a few authors making a killing while others make nothing. I explained if this continues, Steemit will remain what it is now, a Steemit/Whale gossip column.
Steemit should be a source for members to read each day because brilliant content rises to the top. At the moment, the privileged authors and articles about Steemit and whales are dominating the top of the list. It may not be a bad idea to prohibit blogging about Steemit and whales.
I'm not speaking as one of the persons who is not being notices. I am doing really well on Steemit and all my articles trend and make money. I fully believe in my content and the comments prove people are digging my post. However, I can't help but feel the unfairness to the unnoticed authors. I see many very good posts that make nothing and deserve to earn what I'm earning.
I understand the desire to attract popular and famous authors. It's just as important to provide the opportunity for any person to publish a good article and make bank. If this is allowed to happen, masses will flock to Steemit just as they do Reddit.
When speaking to the "Boss of Steemit," I explained the way to make money and be noticed is to blog about Steemit. Steemit content is boring to read. I can barely make it through one paragraph. People want to read wild, crazy, new, smart and fresh material. Steemit love quarrels and whale divorces possess neither of these qualities.
I'm totally for any plan that will allow an unknown author to have just as much of a chance as myself. I could be giving away money by supporting such a plan. However, I care more about a fair source to publishing content that allows the best to rise to the top.
I'll pitch in whatever is required to give others the same chance I have. I have tried to think of ways I could give unnoticed authors some of my money but my voting power only pays pennies.
I am certain others are noticing these Steem Illuminati maneuvers. If something isn't implemented to end the favoritism, Steemit is destined to become a hot spot for privileged authors who publish articles to gain attention from the whales instead of the masses.
I must give props to some of the privileged authors who are creating fabulous content. They have spent many years dedicating their lives to blogging and building their fans and brands. These power authors deserve to have every dollar they make.
After publish edit:
It is improper to get mad at the authors who make a lot of money on Steem. We should all be glad for them. Anything less is jealousy. It is proper to direct the anger at the unfair Steem platform that is seemingly not interested in paying attention to unknown authors. There is enough money to pay unknown authors for good content and to pay the power authors excellent money. Everyone should have a fair chance to earn big on a great piece of content.
Also, Steemit is in the beta stage so problems like these are understandable. The whales deserve credit for investing their money and time creating such a cool platform. Even if I were not earning any money, I would much rather post my content here than on Facebook. Props for that.
About the author: Barry Cooper
"You may have seen him on the pages of Maxim, or during one of his many appearances on CNN, Fox News and Spike TV. He’s the cop who turned against the drug war. In American pop culture right now, there’s nobody quite like him. As one of the former top drug cops working the Texas highways, he was ferocious, bringing down hundreds of people for possessing even tiny amounts of an illegal substance. In his new life as an anti-prohibition crusader and activist filmmaker, he’s just as ferocious, but now it’s his former colleagues in law enforcement who are sweating his intimidating gaze…Cooper is on a mission to free America’s pot prisoners and take down the abusive cops he once sought to emulate. In the terminology of war, Barry is an insurgent, lobbing bombs into the fourth estate as his form of penance for all the people he put behind bars on drug offenses.” —True/Slant
Barry Cooper has received global attention by being reported in over 700 newspapers and magazines including Rolling Stones, High Times, a feature in Maxim Magazine and a front cover feature in Cannabis Culture Magazine and the Texas Observer. He has been a guest on numerous radio shows and every cable news channel including MSNBC Tucker Carlson, FOX Geraldo At Large, ABC I Caught, NBC Mike and Juliet Morning Show and NPR’s, This American Life. He has also appeared as drug and legal expert in five episodes of SPIKE TV’s reality show, MANSWERS. Barry recently starred with Woody Harrelson, 50 Cent, Eminem and Susan Sarandon in the anti drug war documentary, “How To Make Money Selling Drugs.” The movie features Barry freeing prisoners.
“Barry was even better than he says he was. He had a knack for finding drugs and made more arrests and more seizures than all of the other agents combined. He was probably the best narcotics officer in the state and maybe the country during his time with the task force.” –Tom Finley, Commander Permian Basin Drug Task Force