Help Steem
This is the last contest for Season One in the Information Finding initiative. As usual, Eagle Spirit came late to the party but that does not mean she lost. For those of you who are not familiar with this amazing contest, that I call the Olympics of contests, there were 40 different contests without a particular theme or order and created by the @ifc team.
The team consisted of @ifc, @apolymask, @charisma777 with the support of artwork created by @yeszuzia and then came the support team that included @ats-david, @timcliff, @krnel, @steemcommunity, @nxtblg, and @soundlegion. In addition, @davemccoy has lent a helping hand. All of this took a team and the work that has been produced has been amazing.
In my short time on board I have seen the creativity of @charisma777, @irvinesimages, @jimramones, @iexplore, @artemisnorth, @jbreheny, and many more. I quite literally have found my creative group that is beyond words, and reaches out to help anyone in need. For this, this group has my undying loyalty.
Since we are on our last contest challenge of the season, this one had me stumped. It has been quite the challenge indeed. To help Steem.
The exact wording from @apolymask are:
What you think the biggest challenge(s) for Steem are, and also please include any potential solutions as well.
As I was trying to come up with a way to help Steem, I almost gave up thinking that might just take a genius and that wasn't me. Then as I read over some blogs these past few days there has been something that we all know is going on and that are the whales continuously monopolizing Steem, and we may go even further and realize well it could also be those taking advantage on this platform each and every day by over-botting.
Let me clarify by stating over-botting not botting in general. There are those that bot as a tool, me being one and then there are those that continuously over-bot anywhere from $25 to $200 USD.
The Challenges With Steem
Whether we want to admit it or not many of us see that the game is tilted in the early creators of Steem's favor. They pretty much run the value of Steem, upvote their blogs or comments and the list goes on. We also see ro(bots) that were either created by them or community groups. The flagging wars have seemed to have died down some, but I still get planktons and minnows telling me they are getting down voted by a whale or fatty dolphin. This type of behavior is disturbing to say the least.
Many on the Steemit platform call this type of behavior greed or a form of me-ism, masked by the excuse of "keeping the platform clean or tipped too far" in favor of those already with the most power. So many of us who do not feel this type of thinking is healthy have stated their perspectives. Some stay quiet and pray it will all pass, some are calm, and others cry out for justice. There are those like myself who have made comments to the point of getting someone upset, maybe never to be heard from again, or they make decisions based on our voiced opinion in the background.
The arguments exist yet there may be not much we can do, it is easy to feel discouraged by this type of behavior and I have seen many give up and leave. For this challenge, I fall back on a couple of suggestions by some of the people I look up to, and here they are.
Possible Solutions
If there is anything I have learned from many years working in the legal field and that is we must work as a team. What type of team you might ask? According to Forbes the type of team we would need to have is a solution orientated team with the following qualifications:
Hire The Best
Set A Good Example
Coach In Real Time
Therefore, those that wish to make a change we all must keep these three factors in mind when trying to instill a solution. As a community we as a whole need to be the best, set a good example, and coach others or mentor in real time or as it happens.
Touching on the definition of greed or me-ism, I will give credit to @TaskMaster from his post As A Microcosm Of The World: Self Focused Versus Community Focused, the basic explanation of the solution from Task is to be more in line with community instead of self-absorbed. Think of the many instead of self and inner circle few.
Further, @TaskMaster gives us a blog that breaks down reports given to us daily by Witness @arcange in his post Whales Are Losing Their Power....The System Is Not Broken...Report through 5/31/2018, wherein he states that the Steemit platform is actually working and the power is in actuality moving towards the smaller fish on the platform.
Another group I recently joined is @TheAlliance with @EngineWitty and it's groups like these that work together in a teamwork atmosphere seeking quality content and people to be a "family." His new bot initiative @alliedforces assists with helping many groups with the the main three characteristics stated above; seeking the best, setting a good example, and coaching or mentoring in real time. As mentioned earlier these three factors create success not only with Steem but in every day life.
Are we all a Task Master or Engine Witty? Maybe not, but that does not mean we should not try. Many times a day I hear the woe is me of resigning one self to being the outcast or poor person in the group. Why not meditate on the positive and assist in making this change happen? Take up the main three factors above, take action by being a part of the community, and get to work.
For the majority, I meet go getters or those that want to see how I have gotten to where I have on this platform, and maybe that is because ever since I arrived in November 2017, I have worked my tuchus off. Simply, I do not kiss up so that was out, I had never written a blog before so I had a lot of catching up to do, and I needed to relay my own creativity into comprehensible writing. Long story short, nothing has been handed to me, I worked for it.
The solution part of this blog post started with law, and I'd like to share how Native American tribes handle legal situations. As taken from the Indigenous Justice System:
The indigenous justice paradigm is based on a holistic philosophy and the world view of the aboriginal inhabitants of North America. These systems are guided by the unwritten customary laws, traditions, and practices that are learned primarily by example and through the oral teachings of tribal elders. The holistic philosophy is a circle of justice that connects everyone involved with a problem or conflict on a continuum, with everyone focused on the same center. The center of the circle represents the underlying issues that need to be resolved to attain peace and harmony for the individuals and the community. The continuum represents the entire process, from disclosure of problems, to discussion and resolution, to making amends and restoring relationships. The methods used are based on concepts of restorative and reparative justice and the principles of healing and living in harmony with all beings and with nature.
I share this with the Steemit community, since so many countries and peoples are represented on this platform, we all have our own ideas of how things might be run. There is quite a bit of turmoil in the political climate worldwide, it's how we have all been raised. Teamwork is sometimes considered political, it's almost in everything we do. Philosophies of how we should think, speak, and act.
The main point I would like to leave with is, overcoming greed or the me-ism is "attaining peace and harmony for individuals and community." Thinking of others before ourself, taking others into consideration, having kindness, and giving instead of taking. Following the three characteristics of a solution oriented team, and taking responsibility for our own actions is how we can Help Steem.
The question I leave you with is will you be a part of the solution orientated team? Peace.
Greetings,
Thank you for stopping by to read my blog. I’m a First Nation member of the Hopi & Apache Native American tribes, Medicine woman in-training, first time blogger since November 2017, (right here on Steemit), paralegal, researcher, and writer based in the Mountains of Colorado, USA. I work closely with fellow planktons and minnows in a few groups by helping them adjust to Steemit and curate quality content. I’m especially interested in finding others who love natural medicine originating from ancient practices, gold and silver, energy work, and the spirit world. Additionally, I'm the creator of #medicinecardmonday, so if you are interested in receiving a Native American blessing stop by my blog every Monday, or just say hello!
See you soon, @eaglespirit
Original by @yeszuzia and modified by @charisma777