Good day steemians, hows it hanging?
So
I was just scrolling through my feed, minding my own business when I saw [THIS](https://steemit.com/steemit/@britt.the.ish/randowhale-exploit-and-printing-money-2017625t13647884z) post by @britt.the.ish
![IMG_20170625_101824_065.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmY7pUtqENBAhQzE94oFE7tQuX9x3sRLcHU14W8FqEyZWs/IMG_20170625_101824_065.JPG)
*a screenshot from his post*
Apparently, a user has been exploiting the randowhale option by posting nothing more than a heading, commenting and calling on randowhale to help boost their scam.
# scammers or not?
I've always been a supporter of a fair and just steem society, and when packages to help out minnows started popping up, i was excited, elated that finally minnows could become as rich(figuratively) as whales.
But like all good things created to help the upcoming, users have started finding ways to exploit the system.
The thing I think we all can say is clear though is that;
## randowhale is not a scam
No its not. I believe its nothing more than business, akin to someone renting you a place for business, you pay the rent and in return you use the place to make money.(depending on several factors, you may make more or less of what you pay)
Randowhale requires just 2sbd to give you votes, and in return, you may make double, triple of what you gave it, depending on your luck.
## The scam itself comes when users try to exploit the system. So the user is the scammer, not the tool.
# Human greed/laziness
I believe everyone has a capacity within them to do something spectacular, being lazy and posting questions, using randowhale to boost yourself up will only attract the attention of the admins, and believe me, being flagged is not something anyone wants to experience on steemit.
Its always worth it to;
## stay on the good lane
Another thing ive noticed is the rise of meme like posts, containing a single picture and typical meme like inscriptions.
## I do understand that that may be your style, but steemit is growing and we need HQ content, not memes
Being a content creator can be hard, thats for sure, but its harder being a criminal/a lazy person.
Its even more damaging, seeing as how people could exploit all three options available athe moment
## randowhale , whaleshares and minnowsupport could all possibly be used to run the largest internet scam since . . . . ???
*error ran out of steam*
# Worst still you're hurting the network
Oh where do I start on this. Its common sense to know that doing things detrimental to the growth of steemit, will in turn hurt your ability to make money on steemit.
Trying to rip off the system will create a net of people trying to rip off the system, imagine a new comer/investor trying to check out steemit, and all they see are posts with no content or content on the same level as tumblr, memcenter. . no investor means no growth, no growth means no money for you. We need to realise that;
## steemit is not memecenter/facebook
## we do not support scam or shit-posting
## The owners/ controllers of randowhale, whaleshares and minnowsupport should be vigilant and put measures in place to stop bad content from getting cash
## we as users should notify and flag all bad content on steemit.
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Hmm, seems I used a lot of circle logic on this one.
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As always, if you fell my views are contrary to yours or you feel im wrong, hit up in the comment section and lets discuss.