I saw someone's post recently saying that we need a celebrity on Steemit to have a huge following, making it mainstream. I don't really care but I will give my opinion. I've got news for you all: there are celebrities on here, but they are remaining anonymous. I know I might be going out on a limb, but I definitely believe that a few celebrities are on here. Let me explain.
1. The number of people with more than $100k estimated in their account is surprising, to say the least. How many whales are on steemit? Well, I made a post asking people "What constitutes a whale?" Is it $100k or more? $500k? What? Yes, there are most likely doctors, lawyers, and other people that have very high income careers, that's obviously a fact. But I believe there are celebrities out there on here.
2. Anonymity. Why would they want to remain anonymous? It could be that they are unsure of Steemit's future. Maybe it's that the mainstream doesn't want people to get into this, and these celebrities' handlers have warned them about going on here and blowing it up. Who knows? I'm just saying there is a very high chance that there already are celebrities on here.
3. A counter argument might be "Wouldn't they make much more money if they just came out as themselves?" Yes. But again, revert back to #2. I'm approaching conspiracy-theory territory with this one, but again, it's mainly speculation.
4. Another counter argument might be that they are so rich already that they don't give a shit about Steemit. Probably the most likely truth as to why there aren't any/many outspoken celebs on here.
What do you guys think? I don't really care either way, just thought I would play devil's advocate with the guy whose post I read. (don't even remember who it was now).
