Why do you use Steemit?
Well @bit.curious, sort of convoluted story.
A Facebook friend and I were having a long discussion about Basic Income, and along the way he sent me a link to white paper-ish essay... which I went to read, and was not particularly impressed by the overall project. However, that essay (on Viva Coin) was published here on Steemit, and I found myself mildly intrigued that there was a blog/social platform I was not familiar with. This was in January 2017.
Anyway, I went off and read about Steemit on 3rd party sites and decided to make an account here. However, I was deeply skeptical — I'm a 20-year veteran of "content for pay" sites and social content — and there seems to be about a 99.9% likelihood that these sites fail within in a year or two, always for the same reason: Overly idealistic founders failing to plan for the sheer depth of greed inherent in the human species.
But I started using Steemit because (a) I was missing the "social blogging" format super popular around 2001-06 (pre-MySpace and Facebook) and this seemed like a throwback to those days and (b) I was looking for a new place to take up a "general/personal" blog again.
About the rewards? Frankly, I was never anything but surprised each time I earned rewards. To this day, each time I earn rewards, it's "a pleasant surprise" and never "an expectation."
I continue to use Steemit because I've discovered there's a great community here. And because it really IS a lot like the "social blogging" of old.
I've never been one to really be into blogging, let alone social blogging. I have had a tendency of avoiding all social media for as long as I can remember. To be honest when it comes to voicing my thoughts, or commenting on a topic as is, I tend to feel as what I would write would more than likely be overlooked. In a sense it's one reason as to why I tend to shy away from social discussions, which I hope in a way Steemit will help me overcome.
I finally decided to get on here today after almost a year of lurking, with a plan to at least put something down. When it came time to put pen to paper, so to speak, my mind went utterly blank. I am hoping that this contest can help uplift this writers block I am having, and also inspire me in some way to find which route I may want to go while on here.
I appreciate your response.
Whoa you spent a year lurking? You could have spent the time lurking while posting. 😂 But it's fine since you're finally here anyway.
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Well, I get surprised too when I post random stuff and I get more than a $1 on the post. 😂
It only gets frustrating when I intend to earn a lot from a quality post and get less than a $1 instead.
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