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RE: Why Do We Bother To Create Content At All? Better To Abuse.

in #steemit7 years ago

I feel ya' Iam just starting to become aware of these issues in more depth However, I think ONE key to moving forward - and not get distracted by this kind of b.s. - is to focus MORE on the "social capital" building rewards from my efforts. That is, I have met LOTS of good people here, and if the whole thing were to go "belly up" I will have STILL gained SIGNIFICANTLY, above and beyond the ~ $500 in BTC I investing to get things rolling. Just my take on things...

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Good investment level. Don't add more.

Agreed. It was just BTC profit which SUCCESSFULLY served its purpose of getting me over "the hump". Now I have ENOUGH of a network to be able to turn out $10+ for each post and I am CONTENT with that for now. IN ADDITION to that I have made SERIOUS GAINS in learning and connections which are worth FAR BEYOND the initial $500, so there are ZERO complaints on my end. In fact, I would even CONTINUE engaging with this platform if, for any reason, the monetary incentive should disappear. As you are surely aware, "social capital" is AS VALUABLE, if not MORE than monetary -- but BOTH are ideal...