Steem has the same like system of Facebook. While I'm not super serious about this, just like throwing out some ideas and talking about it, I can see a system existing more like the old Myspace, which maybe can be for the underdog types that don't like the Egotism of FB.
I wasn't thinking, also, of doing more things for money, but somehow just interacting with it giving you money, like how much stuff you do, verses people voting on it, giving you more money (Steem). So, if Grandma wanted to send out to her friends pictures of her grandchildren, no one could vote on if her grandkids or she was cool. Passive aggression doesn't have to off grannie in my system.
I wasn't thinking, also, of doing more things for money, but somehow just interacting with it giving you money, like how much stuff you do, verses people voting on it, giving you more money (Steem). So, if Grandma wanted to send out to her friends pictures of her grandchildren, no one could vote on if her grandkids or she was cool. Passive aggression doesn't have to off grannie in my system.
My point was rather, that if in social interactions, there is a suspicion of monetary interest, then the social value of it falls to zero. If I write posts on a forum to discuss, and to a certain extend, to "give some social weight" to my ideas, then if people would somehow know that I do this for the financial gain it brings me, it would ruin the social value of my contributions. Confusing social success with "getting money for it" is in my opinion a fundamental mistake. If people write articles because they want to get paid for it by their readers, then these articles lose their social value ; that is, the writer is then seen as a professional, producing articles to win money, and not because he has something to say. People will write articles that are studied to please and attract donations, clicks, whatever it is that generates revenue, and not to give out a social posture. Writing for money already exists: it is called journalism. The writings by journalists are business ; they are not "social interaction". From the moment they do it for money, they can't do it "for social interaction". In the same way a call girl has sex for money, and has nothing to do with amorous feelings.
I agree with most of your post. But writing for supporting oneself is out? I guess you'll have to do away with all published authors and professional journalists through history. That's the first point after reading your post. The rest of points I could make is that I think you're mistaking my intention. It's simply using the new social network which would create coins....if someone uses it a lot, maybe the people on their network will realize maybe this person needs money and have a charitable view on them. Most are conditioned to look down on people that need money as some kind of pariah in waiting. That's how the TV commercials and shows paints things, so that we can escape that misery by buying whatever thing (or opinion) they are selling us.
A lot of times people misunderstand what they are reading because it's a new idea. I write clearly, I have a BA in English composition.
. Are you part of the Synereo team or just a big fan? 
