I like it. Well said.
I agree with the central message—a do unto others as you would have them do unto you kind of deal with the added reassurance that eventually many of them will do unto you as you have done unto them.
That's why I don't really mind the 80-90% inactivity here. While I suppose some of them could be people who just couldn't hold out long enough for the good things to come, (those I hold true empathy for) too many others came here for the quick buck. When they see there's more to it then just posting, and more effort required then just showing up, they move on to someone else's greener-looking pasture.
As long as the remaining 10-20% that remain aren't mostly spambots, I'll be okay. :()
I knew you would get it @glenalbrethsen... I have looked at your profile and saw that you made all your money from the comments (if I remember right you don't post at all, you just comment)... I'm impressed by that and you validated what was happening to me. I post to get the messages out, but I get far more upvotes when I go talk to others and "chime in" to their posts.
I'm glad you are planning on sticking around too... I also have that plan. While its still really early in the life of a social network, the potential to be much larger is exciting... And I'll be okay with just meeting people like you. I see you're a smart guy with good insight. (and lol, that's not just because you commented here either) ;)
For the first part of last week I was only making comments and trying to curate. One because I needed to get the lay of the land and two, bandwidth.
Then I realized there was an #introduceyourself tag and so I actually did that on Thursday.
This week, I've been posting twice a day, once in the morning and one in the evening. Still commenting and curating as much as I can.
I think I officially turn 11-days-old in Steemit time in less than an hour, so I haven't been around long enough to give up hope yet. I have a friend @bbrewer who introduced me to Steemit and he let me know more or less what to expect (he didn't want to have me turn tail over the rest—actually, though, there's plenty here you just need to experience and figure out for yourself).
That said, I'm not rushing out to endorse the place to anyone who isn't already here, but I also have hope that Steemit and anything else it inspires to be built upon its blockchain and basic principles will reach its great potential.
You've been really kind to me, too. Everything you've said about me I say back to you.
I agree with so much of what you said (especially about me being kind, lol jk)... seriously I think you are very smart and a good thinker and I'm looking forward to discovering things with you together in the future.
ps you were an inspiration to me when I saw you doing it different, I tried to figure it out and you were a spark that made me think about just commenting sincerely and engaging as being a solution on how to prosper here.
And I was just following some advice I'd ran across a couple of times and have then stumbled into more since, so hey, maybe following rules that make sense does have its advantages! I guess we'll find out when we've graduated from Plankton to Minnow and onward and upward after that!
lol... yeah I just got my SP to above where a newbie starts with the delegation. I will rise up from plankton one day, I'm sure of it! hahaha
ps and following rules helps for sure, it at a minimum shows you read the whole post.
It’s that personal touch that grabbed you so many followers @davemccoy. Those that connect with others and know their audience on a personal level, well enough to remember who they are and how they interact. I hope these followers will grow along with you and everyone will continue to support each other.
Thank you to my favorite username friend... I knew we were going to hit it off when I saw your one of a kind cool name and I see your nice smile in the little pic by your name :) You are unforgettable to me now ;) ...
I hope we all grow and learn and share together. There is something special here and I can just feel it is real. I'm super glad that you connected to me and please let me know if I can help you out with anything beeyou :)
I am relatively new here and have also noticed that my money comes from the comments I make and not necessarily my posts. I guess it's just a matter of getting a following so to speak and getting to know others here!
I think that's the best strategy right now. Comment as often as possible on higher profile posts and upvote at least the poster and their comments, keep track on the followers and upvote, resteem and comment on their posts and comments as much as SP and VP will allow, and then venture out into the tags in categories I like/know something about/would like to learn more, and look for more content.
As far as posting goes, I think trying to be a part of the general Steemit conversation helps for now, while beginning to write the kinds of posts you really like in a more gradual way.
That is, unless you're @davemccoy, then you just post what you want and run contests from the get go! 😃
hahaha that's awesome! @davemccoy is amazing!! Thanks for the response. I will continue to comment on others posts and see where it goes!