RE: A Steem Worth Fighting For. Don't Let Them Take It
It almost leaves new users like you and even myself with the conundrum of either:
A) posts lost in obscurity OR
B) Use the bid bots in order to even have a prayer of rising briefly above the “noise floor” to be heard even briefly
The first breeds frustration within the creator
The second participates in perpetuating the system that is broken pretty badly.
Neither is a road that leads anywhere worth being and if Steem were to fail, it will have these two among other dynamics which paved the road to its own perdition. It really sucks... I’ve been right there with you. And the irony here is that on a system where the value was supposed to come through creating something that created value for others, the rewards are being gobbled by those who seem to be mostly concerned by their own self interests.
New users really have to get out and comment in existing discussions to build some reputation until they have their own audience. I only upvote things I actually read and don't use bots or delegation. I sometimes wade through the unfiltered "new posts" section trying to discover new talent, but I usually find that to be pretty inefficient. Much more often I find good stuff by spotting competent comments and digging into their authors.
What you say certainly coincides with what I’ve experienced thus far too. I cannot prove it, But I do get a sense that more people have come to peek at what I’m putting up based upon conversations I’ve joined on other people’s posts. I did notice a fair uptick in followers one of the times I used vote bots to pump the exposure of one of my posts, but I think largely it’s been more about trying to strike up a conversation and see what comes from that. And I too, often find (what I often term “stumble”) folks by scrolling comments and seeing folks I hope to converse with next. Speaking of which... nice to chat with you too... looking forward to more to come!