By keeping people here you are giving the community a chance to develop. Games and contests and giveaways enhance that stickiness. If the people at the top did what you are doing (and many like you in the dolphin on down category), then we would have much better retention. That would make us more robust. And the bigger a social platform is, the better. There needs to be a critical mass and that's exactly why these games and giveaways help spur people to "stick around" and make new friends!
ps... Love steem monsters too, it will be awesome for steem and the platform!
I like your mention of the concept of "stickiness", Dave. I agree, this is something that the whales could practice more often, but many of them are too busy bemoaning the current value of the Steem token and doing the HODL thing to notice that so often it is those of us with the least resources who can so often be the most generous towards others. Unfortunately, that isn't just a cryptocurrency exclusive; it happens in the fiat currency world too. 😠
I agree completely... Some peoples' worlds are distorted and insular... this keeps them from seeing the flaws in their own actions. I am not mad at them, but I do think they will get what they deserve in the long run! ;)
And that is what I like about steem and the monster game, it is sticky if they do it right. And frankly I think they will :D