Thanks for your article. I had given up on SteemIt already but I decided to give it another go.
I had 170 SP at one point but I powered down because of those darned flag wars last year. My account was virtually killed during that time.
Anyway, I had just started posting again and, despite my content being a crap, I was slowly recovering. I admit I was not posting anything special since I saw no point in putting up much effort as my posts were all hidden.
Then, this week, Haejin decided to recover my account. In a few minutes my rep went from negative values to 40!!! Even I was shocked!
And all because I posted a funny gif. What!?
This gave me an incentive to start using the site again and I will be working on improving the quality of my posts.
So, I guess I can stop posting funny gifs and other mindless things... All thanks to Haejin!
Now, the goal is to get back to where I was, with almost 200 SP.
You will reach your goal mitrado. I promise you!
i hear that. im at the point of quitting myself. i went all in when i started, bought $3k worth of steem and powered up. that $3k is now worth $900. time to start pulling it out to cover bills that arent mine. all because some 'friends' decided not to pay rent for 6 weeks. but i wont bore you with my woes.
probably should send this 40 sbd to trex so i can eath this week. jussayin
i earn $300/w and my rent is $400/w - you do the math
i had a 'friend' run off owing 6 weeks rent. so have to repay the debt i was left with. half the reason ive been at the point of giving up recently. did a post about it a while back
Honestly, that's the first time I've ever heard haejin spoken of in a positive light.
I commented on one of his posts very early on and was met with a storm of downvoted from people that didn't like him. So I steered clear for the longest time. Didn't wanna get caught up in someone else's war.
Hope you have a good experience here :) I love steem.
Your story makes me have a bit less disdain for whales. But I'm not a huge fan of anyone that upvotes their own posts to trending.