Areas of intention

@whatsup said something the other day in a comment, saying about all the people who stuck through on Steem not knowing whether they should or not. It is kind of a strange statement isn't it? Does anyone say the same about Facebook or Twitter and wonder later, "What if I stayed?"

People quit using the other platforms all the time and then just restart again. No one seems to care.

Steem is different of course, because they aren't actually questioning it from a social perspective, it is the financial consideration that is the main factor. People are happy to write off all the time they spend scrolling through pictures of people's lunches and posting pictures of their own but, once there is some kind of value on the table, attitudes change and they start to value their time.

Does anyone say, "I regret leaving Steem because I lost connection with my friends?"

I think some might.

I know for me who hasn't had time to spend in chats for the last few months, I miss talking to people. I used to be able to spend a little bit of time each night between posts talking shit with people on discord and having a laugh over so many things. On the weekends, I had the chance to spend a bit more time than normal and get to know people quite well. The social aspect of Steem for me is very important, even though I often write about less social parts of the platform. Hopefully when things settle down with work and home I can get back into some of the chatting and connect up with people again - if they remember me.

This is the internet. People move on quickly.

Valuing our time is of course an important life factor I think because it takes time to do anything in life. The only thing that doesn't take time is after something stops moving, death. At the point something is no longer moving at all, it is timeless. Of course, that is not the case with how we experience life as experience itself is tied to the movement of life and even if we as an individual are not moving, the world continues to swirl around us and, affect us even if we are unwilling to move with intention.

Which takes me back to @whatsup's comment and what I consider is a factor of those who stay, intention. Although there are many here who are only in it for the potential monetary value, for most perhaps it is likely a complex mixture of reasons including the social and greater societal aspects which could fundamentally change the way the world operates at various levels.

Yes, some of that is tied to currencies but this also ties into governance, equality, freedom, responsibility and the growth of personal creativity through participation in a diverse community. There are many reasons, the Steem blockchain is just a unifying factor that ties them all together and the coin a unifying factor in the trade of goods, services and ideas.

Intention of movement is important I think, for the individual at least. Do you Steem with intention? How about living - do you live with intention? Intention brings in responsibility of choice and accountability of action, two things that many people seem to want to avoid these days.

Perhaps that is why so many people struggle to stay on Steem - it makes them publicly accountable for their behavior. I wonder what would happen in the real world if all the people who complain about money issues opened up their spending habits - how many would have areas of opportunity available they chose not to take? I know many who complain about the price of milk yet spend 100€ on Saturday night drinks. In Finland, 1 beer at a bar is about 7 litres of milk.

Areas of opportunity.

Taraz
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