I've been here a few months now, but instead of an introductory post, why don't I instead write 1,001 comments and get out there and REALLY introduce myself to Steemit?
I want to see if I can write these comments in just one day, which I don't think is possible but I'm an aspirational guy in an aspirational community. And, well, I was so excited to do this that I started last night with this comment, post #107 for me.
Just Like Starting College
My first week of college I didn't know anyone. Just like everyone else. But it was a small enough place that I could walk up and down the dorm halls and into people's open rooms and say "Hey, what's up, I'm Eeks, who the hell are you?" So that's how I introduced myself to the 800 people in my dorm. Now there are a few more Steemians on this site than there were freshmen at my school, but the Steemian population is still small enough to make this a not unreasonable proposition. So while we're still relatively small, I'm going to walk down the dorm halls and butt my head in all your doors. I won't be able to do anything that touches as high a % of the community directly at any time in the future.
Goals
- To comment 1,001 times in one day. The first post was 11:30PM 7/23/16. I'll keep commenting until I hit 1,001, even if I don't make that deadline.
- To meet as many interesting Steemians as possible.
- To really explore what kind of content and what type of people get put up on Steemit on a normal day.
- To experiment with what happens to a thoughtful mass commenter.
- To test the limits of Steemians' collective patience with me.
- To test my own endurance and patience with myself.
- To see how bandwidth matters in edge cases like lunatics who post 1,001 comments in a tight time frame.
- To be >5% of all posts and replies in a day; yesterday Steemit had about 16k total according to Steemle
- To get my voting power to 0%.
- To document this experiment and to analyze the results. And then share it with you all.
- To make MANY bad jokes and puns.
What You Can Do To Help
- Say hi back!
- Direct message me (@eeks) in the Steem Slack with articles you think I should read!
- Engage with my comments! It will be so much easier to have a conversation, then to write comments into the void. I will be looking through my replies regularly, so you can also drop suggested articles as a reply, too.
- Juice my comments with upvotes! Especially later in the day when my Voting Power will be pushing 0%. The more visible, the more likely they will be engaged with, etc.
- Track my progress at Steemd/@eeks -- I started with post # 107, so #1108 is the target.
- Pray for me with the deity of your choice! Even if it's God L!
Who Am I?
I'm Eeks. I love people. I love technology. I work in investments. People pay me to do what I love. My work has me investing large sums into large companies. I get to deep dives on about 100 companies per year and have done that since before smart phones were a thing. Books on finance and thinking crowd my apartment. I am also mutable and pragmatic.
I mined Bitcoin at home starting in early 2011 after hearing about it on Marginal Revolution because currencies were a pet project at the time. I participated in the Ethereum ICO. I am active in evaluating all of the relevant blockchain currencies and projects. I joined Steemit a few months ago. I have both bought Steem and been lucky enough to have written content that earned ample rewards.
On Steemit, I wrote Steemit is Bitcoin's Killer App and TheDAO should adopt programmatic buybacks. This comment sums up how I think Steemit has used blockchain tech to financialize content. I had a reddit comment once that earned the sincere reply: "This really blew my mind. Thank you. I have a lot of thinking to do."
Nowadays I spend far too much of my day studying Steem, watching how people use the site, how they game it, what strategies people deploy, what bots do, how it encourages investment in itself and self-improvement, how it's chalk full of reflexivity on an economic level and how it's the most useful blockchain project to date. Steem fascinates to no end.
Where Will The Magic Happen?
https://ipfs.pics/ipfs/QmQRM5VKRdh5Vztj6Jnvx7BTmLFRwCrYwtCD8wpErChwKW
I expect it to look like this when I'm done:
https://ipfs.pics/ipfs/QmbdpCviWmTqq4oP8erZ3nQCQiT4fXQQNUrGwY6on2GyVa
But REALLY Why?
CoinFund is #1 shop in the decentralized/crypto asset space. A great group of guys and a positive influence. Their core philosophy hits the target:
"The best way to invest in a community is to be a part of it."
I am investing in and exploring Steemit's community by immersing myself into it directly. Wish me luck! And send upvotes to any good comments, and maybe bad ones too, since there'll be plenty of those.
That is very generous of you! We need more of this to counteract the whole paranoia around whales.
You'll need a dual monitor setup at this rate. :)
I have a tiny one but it's honestly not worth it. I can do this with just one monitor. Hell, I just read this story about a guy who steems with just one arm. @Handsolo is the man.
yeah,i was truly amazed reading his story,im glad that the community here can help him with just a little effort-few whales clicking upvote,and he will get happy for sure ;D
The only help he needs is shared humanity. It's not all about whale upvotes, no?
interesting idea. Good luck!
Yeah check out that guy's story. It's amazing.
Good luck eeks, please support my press up challenge
https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@cryptofunk/1-up-vote-1-push-up-d
Wow, that's really inspirational! I'm amazed to find steemers come from so many different walks of life.
You're doing just fine with one monitor, by the way. :) It's steemers like you that keep us minnows going.
A healthy ecosystem has to be chalk full of all kinds of fish and mammals. The reality is that we're all in this together and we all make it valuable together. If this crazy thing is going to work, that's how it has to work.
Indeed, bacteria are part of the healthy ecosystem too. :) Our digestive system would not function without those little buggers.
That probably doesn't have much do with Steemit, but yes, it's going to work. It will never be perfect, but it's going to work in it's own way, and the more diverse the... steemerbase... the better it will be.
i dont think you will be able to do thats
1001 : 24 = 41.7 comment / hours
or in other word you need to make one comment every minutes non stop lol
I believe in @eeks. I think he can do it.
I do NOT believe in @eeks because is out of his mind! I know this to be true. I know him all too well.
Being out of your mind puts you squarely in my world. I've been happily out of my mind for years now. It's beautiful.
Funny idea, I wish you good luck with reaching your goal. If you want to, you can check out my blog posts @shortcut or if you want one specific I would suggest this one.
You my friend get it: helping me out and yourself out in one Tweet sized comment. I will do.
Thanks, I like the idea of being friends. I guess that's one of the core ideas here. Keep it up that way!
The caffeine powder I was sent is helping. Seems totally legit.
Hi, I like your idea! What do you think about my: https://steemit.com/heartgoodnesschallenge/@jennamarbles/steemit-heartgoodnesschallenge-bonus
Going there now. At the speed of 20 WPM.
Great post. I have seen some of your past posts but that one is the best. So much effort.
Happy to be part of this! Reply to me.
You have now been officially replied to. Cheerio. I'll go check your posts and come back here.
What a great story.
AND I LOVE that Phoenix song.
AND this picture is LIFE.
https://img1.steemit.com/0x0/https://ipfs.pics/ipfs/QmWqhFM5E5cpioeXXU58Hf8FWkYTeWNrrGB4kLTxHALpQH
is this you?
That's @billbutler. The fish looks a lot like my dad.
I think there should be a few more animals in the steemit ecosystem. Minnow, clown-fish (people posting a lot in #funny), blue tang fish (like dory from Nemo who post more than once in the #introduceyourself section) that one was just a joke haha, maybe an orca who helps down vote trolls. I think I'd rather be a new type of fish than to think of myself as a fat minnow on the path to dolphin rank. (Anemones could be inactive users too ☺)
You will need one of these! ;)
that's what's in the IV right now. Going great. I feel fine. Ok maybe a little jittery but that's what the booze is for.
Great idea. You will definitely learn from many different types of people. However I might advise a slightly smaller number because as with posts, comments can be valuable. I'm sure you will do so, but taking the time to answer new peoples questions and give them advice makes you a valuable asset here as well as sets a good example to follow. Everyone is new once. Someone probably help you out so if everyone does that, then it will continue to be my favorite community. I wish you strength in your fingers for your endeavor haha. I love your initiative to go out there and make things happen instead of sitting back and complaining that nobody will look at your posts and blame others. Solid work!
I did end up posting much slower than I would have liked so I could take the right amount of time and be thoughtful with each person. Your advice was good. I also got sidetracked with this Ethereum Classic situation.
Yeah! its nice to be able to talk to everyone on here. New users aren't treated as less important, even though monetarily they have less power to influence. You never know who you might help that will wind up clicking with you. I think we both have a similar mind, so we could collaborate on something if you'd like to at some point as i was going to suggest posting the best comments that you receive during your experiment to bring attention to new users who post content that is great but gets few votes. I'd love to do more to encourage new users to be able to be successful by taking them under our wings and helping give them ideas. I dislike people becoming frustrated by spending a lot of time writing and posting something to be eclipsed by a meme. If we can help new users have success fast it helps us all. A positive word of mouth from people making even a hundred dollars can inspire people. I'd love to see more people who are truly struggling to make ends meet (and we can tell who is faking 90% of the time) become able to post. When people walk down the street past a homeless person a lot of people don't even make eye contact. I'm not an incredible writer, but im passionate. And maybe steemit can be a platform to launch people out of poverty by telling the stories of their personal heartache that cannot be copied by anyone else. Some content will be hard to stomache, but also the hope this platform can bring is real. People posting circle jerk type stuff is going to happen, but i want to invest fully in this platform and learn from people with diverse stories to share. Haha that's probably good for now but yes if you have the time ill give you my email. and i will continue to follow your content as i would honestly like to find new users with talent or humor you have discovered. Time is finite so compiling some great users and giving them some support can only help others out in the long run whether minnow or whale. I guess id be a slightly overweight minnow at the moment haha. Sometimes i write way too much and hopefully you can see why i didn't try to do your challenge as well. it'd be days later
Already part of my grand plan! This site doesn't grow without sharing the love and encouraging people.
Hi Eeks! Feel free to check out my blog mate --> @oliverb
Heading there now!
Curate those photos better! Make it a story!
Thanks buddy - but check my 2 posts previous to the one you looked at from today. I curated and wrote my head off... today's post was just me trying things the other way, minimal. I didn't get any purchase on the site for my well written travel posts, so I thought I'd swing the other way and go simple.
Totally fair and I stand corrected. I'll keep an eye out for your posts. Feel free to ping me here or on Slack. Getting purchase is tricky.
Hey thanks Eeks! That's very generous. How would I ping you here?
Good luck, and enjoy! There are plenty of awesome steemers out there, :).
Here's my latest piece:
https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@faddat/travel-no-tits-hi-i-m-jacob-gadikian-and-i-m-a-geek-i-believe-in-context-part-i-of-ii
On my way to check it out. Thanks for the kind words.
Im glad you have made it over here,im a fresh guy too.
I have to say 1001 posts is really a lot,i hope you can do it.
Goodluck buddy,and keep up the good work :)
So how many comments did you get done in the time? Is there a record? Can I try to beat it? ;)
I got to 300 only! Then work intervened. :(
@eeks
Favor, when you get a chance, can you check out my blog. I posted a proposal and need a buyer and an escrow person for a micro-transaction. I think you qualify as an escrow person or the potential buyer. It would be for a very small amount. I guess you could say an experiment, that could lead to some great things with Steemit. Thanks
Full $TEEM Ahead!
@streetstyle
Welcome buddy...after then, you then turned ot to be a big success. Wish you more success, lets stay in touch
i love this: "I'm Eeks. I love people. I love technology. I work in investments. People pay me to do what I love. My work has me investing large sums into large companies."
I share your enthusiasm. I'm following you.
A huge win right there. He has the same hair as me tbh.
photo please?
What if I followed your 1001 comments, and commented on 1001 of them. Would we break Steemit? This could be fun....
I consider the gauntlet thrown! Btw I learned that if you comment within 20 seconds you get a message saying that you have to wait 20 seconds to post.
yup
i love this idea. I might get drunk one day and do the same thing.
I too might also get drunk one day.
I gave up alcohol like 7 years ago......it could be fun to drunk comment......in a nice way, that is.
lets see if this is gonna work. Nice experiment
Thanks! I appreciate the kind words.
Love it! Each time you comment is like starting your own blog post. It has the potential to make nice rewards.
Keep on #steemin
It's been spectacularly unprofitable for the effort. My fingernails might fall off and I'm at like $70 or something. But it's about the people and the experiment.
Absolutely! Are you on slack?
Yep, same name there as here.
ok cool. same name for me as well.
I like vodka hahaha
probably 1001 comments a day will not add value at all, they will mostly be spam or meaningless.
maybe try to comment and up vote 20 times a day with meaning behind it.
@ooak what if I promise to really invest a little bit of my soul into each comment? Like this one? Some comments will always be shit posts, but you can go up and down my comments and judge for yourself. I am trying to reach out touch people. I'm going to go check out your posts now.
I had my doubts but don't let me discourage you.
I like that you are disciplined about posting only once per day. Your posts are pretty solid except for the ones that are just videos. I'll look out for you in the future. What are your crypto trading strategies?
I see no problem in videos, and I will of course try and make better blogs right now it's I have to develop my blogging skills.
my strategy is diversification of different IPOs.
Hello, Latin America investors here.
What about Latam? I love it. I know it well. What kind of investing do you do there?
Hey I got one of your 1001; thanks because you made me laugh!
No problem, that's why I am here.
nice experiment, you have about 84 seconds per message to meet your goal within 24hr :) I am curious for the outcome...
I may have misoverestimated myself! But I will keep commenting.
For this you need more than one bottle...)
Agreed. The other bottles will need caffeine though. Or cocaine.
To be clear, I am not a bot, I am a man, a living breathing human being. I have feelings, but probably not in my fingertips in a few hours.
ha ha!
Hello Eeks and nice to meet you, writing comments will let you know other steemians but that will make you money too, i have write a post today about this topic, may be it will help you : https://steemit.com/steemit/@ben99/your-posts-don-t-catch-a-whale-s-eye-on-steemit-what-you-should-do
I hit that post up! Pleasure to meet you @ben99.
Sounds like a great idea ☺
A so-so idea in terms of money, but a fun one!
Written very cool ! you read at least one of my story?
Link it here, buddy. This is all I'm doing today.
This is a wonderful idea. All of us, new to the Steemit community, should be more engaged. Good luck!
Thanks Karin, anything good of yours you want me to check out?
Well I barely started so I have only one post so far. Although I am sure there will be more from me soon.
Good luck, I'll go check it out now.
Hah! Wow. This is taking my "relationships are the currency of Steemit" idea to a brand new level. Are we looking at the next future relationship whale? Nice idea, @eeks. I wish you luck!
Thanks Luke. You are one of my fav Steemians, so I appreciate the encouragement. You and I are in the same boat I think and want to take sabbaticals from work and just spend all day on Steem studying it.
Thank you for the compliment, @eeks!
Hah! No doubt about wanting a sabbatical. The problem for me is I run my own business so, in a way, I can kind of get way with taking time off... but I also need to support my team and my business partner. I'm trying to find the balance, and I don't think I've found it yet. :)
I like your idea!
Thanks, @strangerarray, I like my idea too. Time to check out some of your posts.
Titos , Nice!
I blame it for this idea. Seemed like a good at the time...
Actually on day 2 on Steemit for me, which was over 5 weeks ago, I did exactly what you're doing. I commented like crazy, all day and all night. I welcomed people, answered questions, made people feel at home.....
Then it must be a good idea, since you seem to have cracked the code well. I follow in the footsteps of the giants before me. And the giants to come afterwards. And the Atacama giant, too.
And I've upvoted your comments like crazy here, i think i've given you over $25.99 not that you need any money clearly......but i like your attitude. I feel something akin to competition arising.....
i can't comment any further down but I will take all upvotes and use them recklessly on more Steem Power. Competition is the best. I have a story about it I'll share in another comment that you will actually see.
Fuck yeah! At least on this Sunday I do.
What a honourable idea :)
Thanks for dropping by my thread ! Get that keyboard glowing, you´ll make it ! :)
You misspelled "honorable." You must be British. ;)
Haha that's a good idea. Remember to take breaks now and then though. ;)
I'm at around 500 comments in 2 weeks. :)
BREAKS NOT NEEDED. The catheter is in, the IV will keep me hydrated, I'm all set.
(I will definitely take breaks, my hands are gonna ache!)
Nice to meet you :)
1001 comment, really?
IS THAT NOT ENOUGH? :)
excellent! I support you. take your upvoted. :D
Appreciate that @Maykor15, I'm going to go check out your work. Brb!
So I'm back after checking out some of your posts. It's great to have a Venezuelan on board! My comment would be that you seem to be making a lot of similar posts and you have used the "introduceyourself" tag a lot! That's not going to work very well. Think about what people on Steem want to read or what you want to share.
Compare this post from @jennamarbles to your posts. I upvoted hers because she put so much effort and thought into it.
I'm not begging, but I'd love to be one of the 1,001
Follow @shortcut's example. This is the way to do it. It's not begging, it's mutually assured efficiency, or MAE, or material adverse effect, or something.
Awesome! You can check out my posts here @jaysanz. Or check out this post https://steemit.com/music/@jaysanz/an-open-forum-can-steemit-can-save-indie-music
Done!
Nice! Let's make it together! ;)
Nice to meet you:)
I like your idea.
Feel free to leave a comment for me :)
Comment left! But what's a good post of yours? Tell me more about yourself. This is a meet and greet. Let's do this.
I like this post of mine: here
I am doing it :D
Also, I like upvoting replies.
Hi, go have a look.
Have a look at what @Poseidon? I love the name btw. I am a fan of your Italian cousin, @Neptune.
everthing is possible dude.
https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@elvanramdhan/make-something-new-introduce-challenge-special-guitar-and-bass-steemit-design
awesome!!
...and there are A LOT of those people. They should take a Jill Pill, like I plan to.
Good morning to you.