State of Steemit

So... about a week ago I returned from a 9 month.... let's call it hiatus.

If I am being honest, about the only thing that prompted my return was a bit about bitcoin on the news that prompted me to pull up a crypto price app. I noticed Steem was doing quite well, far better than the $.10 it kept hovering around at the time of my departure at least.

Let's start here with some "back for a couple weeks" observations;

Back For A Couple Weeks Observations!

First thing I saw was the ability to add an image so everyone wasn't represented by a grey silhouette. I made the argument before that people needed a way to connect with their accounts or at least represent part of themselves. This, with a display name, basic profile page and join date really helped accomplish this. Here is a link to Bounties For Badges, a post I made awhile ago that I still feel very strongly is relevant today. I see people adding and making their own, which is great, but shouldn't it be added as a feature of steemit itself?

Beyond that, I don't know that I see a whole lot of difference. Now, this a casual surface observation, I haven't looked at the hardforks, updates etc etc....

HOW DARE HE!

I am not attacking the site. I dropped all of my frustration at the door when I left, and didn't pick it up when I came back through.

Although, I am a little confused. I made an assumption that the change in pricing was possibly based on content improvement, would it be wholly incorrect to maybe say it is more about a general upswing in the majority of cryptocurrency we have seen?

I've been thinking I might start a semi regular post on here while I rideshare driver with Lyft. I haven't started just yet as with some fires in the area... it's just been a low hanging haze that has people breathing with difficulty and wondering how in the hell China deals with air quality issues daily. That should clear up soon and I will begin, even keeping little notes on thoughts and conversations I have had waiting for it to clear up for the photo bit.

Wrapping It Up

I guess I was really trying to find something that made me think it was more significantly changed amongst the users. Really though, as I got to this conclusion bit I asked myself...
"Does it matter?"

If the answer is no, there has been zero change of any significance amongst the users. Do I walk away?
If I am prepared to walk away, do I deserve ANYBODY's time or attention to anything I plan to do?

So... maybe I don't see a ton of changes and think after a casual glance I still see users attacking users. Flagged outrage, vote swapping. But does that matter? SHOULD it matter?

I don't think so, people are going to do whatever they are going to do. The only thing I can control is what I am going to do, and I think that will be regular (hopefully) posts about my day with the people of Seattle... later people!