I think the 30 day pay cutoff is a real limitation and also that posts and comments will be locked (no edits) after 30 days. I hope that the developers are able to introduce some solutions. Thank you for sharing your own perspective as an author.
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First, thank you for the upvote.
Second, I love Steemit. But the 12 hour pay thing has now become like a 12 hour coffee rush. Followed by a massive crash. (But I like the quick payments too...)
Third, I love writing books for because I create value for me and my family. In my will, my family will own the copyrights to my books, and they control them for 60-70 years after my death. THAT is LONG TERM thinking.
Steemit is wonderful, but really it is short term profit. I have to keep writing and producing everyday just to keep up.
When I release a new book, that new book will help sell my older books.
But that analogy really doesn't translate here on Steemit. I do link to older posts, but now I literally don't get paid for those older posts.
Yes, in theory I could writea post that earns me $5,000 in a day.
Or I could work on a book that will earn me MANY times more than that over my lifetime.
Again, thank you for your Upvote.
@smooth I just posted about this on someone else's blog in a comment. It is a big issue because it puts people off writing anything that is designed to last longer than 30 days. Even if payouts stopped it would be good if people could at least comment and upvote to get some discussion continuing. If you talk to @ned or @dan maybe you could mention it to them?
@ned, @dan, myself and other major stake holders are all aware of the issues this causes, have discussed it, and would all like to see solutions. There are technical issues involved and some compromises need to be made to keep moving ahead with the project but hopefully they won't be permanent. Thanks again for the feedback. Understanding the practical use cases for authors may be helpful in getting this addressed.
@smooth Thanks nice to know you guys are listening. It is much appreciated:)
Thank you for hearing me. My silly post was mostly for me. Steemit is so addictive I had to write something to remind myself to get back to the project.
No. I'm not leaving. I just have to prioritize my projects. Thank you again.
I like the 30 day idea, but what are the alternatives? My only problem is after 1 day posts get lost in a sea of chum.... I am a Chum Chump.