Thanks to digital currencies for the first time in history people from every corner of the world are trading with each other in a frictionless, Global Economy.
100, 10, 1
As part of this new Global Economy Steem is going to suffer from a unique problem. It's spread right across the world, from wealthy countries to some of the poorest, and the value placed on payouts is just as diverse as its userbase.
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1 Billion people in this world live on 1 dollar a day.*
As only Hans Rosling could, the following video demonstrates the divide that we face as a Global Economy and by implication what the Steemit Economy faces.
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When you post on Steemit and contribute to this unique experiment don't lose sight that your not only earning some money but your also helping to create a system that is already helping some of that 1 billion, and who knows what it could mean for their future.
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*1 Billion figure based on video by Hans Rosling as at June 2015