How to Promote Steemit without Attracting Freeloaders.

 # Helicopter Money or Rewards Driven is the Question? # I keep seeing posts on Steemit where people believe that the community should be throwing Steem at new users of the platform to get them to stick around. This idea makes me cringe! So you are telling me that we should literally be bribing people to use the platform? How does that work out in the real world? What kind of community would Steemit be if we set this precedent? ## Quality VS. Quantity is the Name of the Game. ## The meme above shows us in detail what society looks like if we just add justice to the equation. We have all seen what happens to society if we are just fair. The person on the left got the same boost but it was no real benefit to them. Then in the second example we favor equality. This is where I think folks are dropping the ball. Do you really think a blogger that has been writing for 20 years should be on the same level as someone who started today? If you literally tax your top performers in order to subsidize the low quality posts guess what happens? Quality follows the money folks, there is no way around it. Just ask our friends from any communist country. In the third example I think we have what Steemit has designed. We have all been give an equal opportunity and the means to be successful on Steemit but it is up to the user to write their way to success. This also means being part of the community, engaging and not being a jerk. ## Magic Internet Money Still Needs to Be Earned Through Proof of Work. ## https://media.giphy.com/media/hzGmUwh10NdtK/giphy.gif This is not the Federal Reserve. Steem is not a hyperinflationary currency run by a few psychopaths who support destruction, inequality, injustice and war. We literally are making our own economy here. ## Why Would You Want to Bribe People With Zero Loyalty to Stay? ## We have all seen the poor schmucks who have had girlfriends we knew only stuck around because of the money. Well Steemit is the equivalent of those guys. The perfect example was in the movie, "The Wolf of Wall Street". He left his loyal wife for the other woman who only wanted his money. If Steemit allows itself to be used, the leeches will show up en masse and drain the rewards pool. Then they will move on to the next target as soon as they are not getting what they want. https://media.giphy.com/media/oGq1LQMtF31Wo/giphy.gif We have been given something spectacular. Steemit can literally be the platform for the world to have an equal voice. If we can avoid censorship of ideas I believe people will flock to our community. The great thing is that if a person is loyal and they show up and participate in the community they can literally make a decent living. Now imagine writers who don't have to kiss the ass of large media corporations or beg for donations. This is what Steemit offers the world. I know my friends in some countries don't feel that the rewards are high enough to sustain a living but those of us who live in places where the cost of living is quite low know the possibilities. I live in Panama and know the average salary in this country is $450 USD. If a person made $3 USD a day on Steemit by blogging imagine what a 20% raise would do for their quality of life. The great part is that over time this person grows a following and their rewards continue to increase gradually. The key is consistency and quality. Over time we all improve if we do something repeatedly. ## Let's Promote The Benefits of Steemit Rather Than Just the Money. ## Only a small percentage of people will come to Steemit and stay if they were told they can earn money. A person has to have vision in order to see the possibilities. Once again, do you want people here solely because they can earn some money? https://img1.steemit.com/0x0/http://www.randyhilarski.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Randy-Banner-Steemit.jpg
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