in #hive2 days ago

I had forgotten all about "randowhale" and some of the other bid bots. One of the most exhilarating attributes about the STEEM/HIVE chains is the endorphin rush the blogger gets from a big upvote. If you're new and can't attract a whale to upvote you to get your HAPPY BRAIN JUICE hit, the ability to purchase a little something is a decent substitute and a decent ROI. Like a "buy a 777" option on a slot machine.

It did seem like the content was better then. Perhaps because bigger rewards attracted better talent?

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Exactly, some semi-famous person could show up and get $500-1000 from people buying upvotes to that post. When I knew I was going to pay for a big fat upvote, I made sure the content was good knowing lots of people would see it.

Randowhale was on of the ones I remember using early on cause it was like 0.50 SBD a vote. But there were so many, there had to have been 100 at least back then,

Ah the good old days. I remember all the unofficial rules that had to be followed or you'd get a scolding from some account or another and maybe even a down-vote or two.

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