The problem is that he is not wrong.
But he is also not correct.

The biggest problem isn't even Steemit.
It is that a person in the developed world has to make $30,000 a year to pay to the banks so they can have a roof over their heads.

That $30,000 doesn't go into the economy, it goes into the giant furnace that is the central banking system.

So, the pennies we are making here on Steemit are just not enough, in comparison.  They are not even a very good side hustle.  

Unless you think about the values of all cryptos as they will be during the actual adoption.  Just getting $1000 in STEEM this year, could put you in the millionaire club.  But, getting $3 a day to reach that goal seems puny.

I hope you do get that witness node going! You’ve always been pretty outspoken and calling people out regardless of their influence and I can respect that! I really like your idea of bringing more of the accounts into having a say on platform issues especially since those 500 SP may be a small amount but across the entire site they still make up like 1-2% and should have a bigger say! Good luck man 

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Good luck man! Did he say which project he is heading to next?

If you are really running for Witness I will totally support you. I am going to put a line in my posts telling others to vote you as witness as soon as you put out an official post as witness.

Good luck dude.  Does this mean I need a different voting proxy?  @JerryBanfield was mine....

You could do so much better than that guy who kept sucking his own dick!

I have no idea how this geek stuff works but if I can support you in way I will - I'm only worth 30 cent votes this week but I've been here 2 years and I'm sticking around - thanks for being up front.

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The group I post in have fun with or without votes. We have the largest steem raffle live drawing tonight for instance on discord. Hope Jerry answers you but we are partying already.

Killer idea. I hope this works... 
or else we just leak a bit more steem talent over to EOS

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Resteemed and I got your back 100%  Let me know how I can help.  

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Good stuff man, I like your take on this, seems like you're very knowledgeable when it comes to steemit's strengths and flaws.

I have a feeling Steemit will continue without great growth or abandonment until a better implementation of a similar platform comes along... at that point we'll see a massive shift where everyone on steemit starts talking about the new platform and migrate over to it. Hopefully the one that gains hype will have lasting integrity and not turn out to be a short lived fluke/scam.

I've been a part of similar paid platforms in the past... I used Tsu.co for years before they eventually shut down. I've also tried a few recent steemit competitors, but none of them seem like they have a universally better offer than Steem currently, just different niches without much adoption.

I'd really like to see an implementation of a paid platform where the network effect/whale factor isn't make or break for a user's success-- a more meritocratic paid platform where users could truly start from scratch and build based on the value of their content. I feel neither Steemit or Tsu.co have that goal and that has kept average users from finding success. I have some ideas for platforms that could have that type of model, but I certainly don't have the resources to build it.

Looks like you have a Sinbad type earring in the main image. I had to do a double take.

@brianphobos Good Luck man. This is at least the 4th or 5th post I have seen talking about the state of Steemit this week. I just did a video about some thoughts on it. I hope someone is able to turn this thing around. I would hate to see it end up like Myspace.

Hey brotha I hope you get that 35th position as a Witness and be able to manage that Node. I know you would do an excellent job.

I have mixed feelings about Jerry. He really is a good guy. But he tried too  hard to make a dent with Steemit as well as Joe Parys. Where they went wrong was sometimes mentioning the MMO niche and how to make quick money. That was never going to go over well here with some of the big whales.

Also thanks for the shoot out. I think what I mentioned in my post transcends life itself. And that is never be presumptions about a person because some day their Life could change.

A quick story of this example outside Steemit : My best friend in the world lives in Nashville .He got rear ended and injured in his truck. He went to law firm of Bart Durham there to see if he could get money with a lawsuit. My friend came home and told me about this meeting with Durham's  Attorney Office. He wasn't really impressed. He said this paraillgal assistant came up to him asking questions. He was an ungainly, goofy looking guy with no neck. And my friend said this guy was talking about doing modeling gigs in the past. My friend pretty much laughed to himself  at this goof ball becuase he did not look like a model at all. Just really nerdy looking.

So fast forward one year later and my best friend was sitting in a Movie theater watching Road Trip. And low and behold guesse who he saw on the big screen ?? That goof ball paralegal assistance at the law firm he went to one year earlier. Seems like the guy went out to Hollwood and made it semi-big over the years. with Road Trip being his first. Watch the clip and see if you can guess this guy. Not hard lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz3SOdEw0LY

Good luck with that request to Jerry and for keeping the faith in Steem. Systems like this need more years to improve and iron out issues. A bit like governments - if they  keep coming and going every year or so there is never time to work for real improvement. It’s like most things in life... it takes commitment rather than treating it like a session at a casino where you breeze in, make a killing and then leave again quickly if you see a down turn. There are a lot of people who are committed to improving and nourishing Steem and together I think we can and will see a brighter future.

If you take over the witness-i'll vote for him again. Jerry did good but pity he did some scammy things.

I think he is gone because of little rewards.He will be back as soon as steem rises.

Anyone that stays awake ALL NIGHT in the Arizona Desert has my Support. I see a WIN WIN on this Idea @brianphobos should Jerry decide to work with you ..................................

**Food for thought:** If 20 Haejin's joined steem 
tomorrow, the value of steem would go up. This
is because they would have to invest in the plat-
form. Also, Karl Marx was funded by capitalists.