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We live in an entitlement world. The mentality of people keeps getting more about themselves. I am not sure we can totally blame individuals since it is the conditioning of our society. "Enough is never enough" and "You deserve more" are mantra we hear thrown out. Regardless of what one has, more can always be justified.

Since Steem is a microcosm of society, we see a similar attitude on here. How often do we see people complaining about the number of upvotes they get? They look at what others are making and feel entitled to the same thing. Never mind the fact that the other person put a lot of time, effort, and money in, the newer person feels entitled.

When the rewards are not forthcoming, attack the system and say how it is a scam.

We all know people who are getting decent payouts on Steem are just lucky. Forget the fact that there are many on here who put in a couple years, posting 1-3 times a day, that is not important. We can also ignore that there are many who put tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of dollars into STEEM. That has nothing to do with it.

The fact is too many people want to be the victim. The biggest cancer we have in society today is the victimized mindset. While there are many in the world who are in truly horrific conditions, most that we encounter are not in such circumstances. The truth is that there are a lot of people who have things a whole lot worse.

"I complained about my shoes until I met a man with no feet."

One of the keys is to be grateful. On Steem, this means appreciating whatever one receives. Keeping this mindset allows one to prevail and keep active. Most who remain active on this blockchain see their rewards growing over time. Those, however, who feel entitled to instant riches end up leaving in frustration. They feel everyone should cater to them.

I like to ask this question: how much is your post worth on Facebook? Does Microsoft give you money for writing an article on LinkedIn? For the majority, we know the YouTube payouts amount to nothing.

Yet they have the inclination to complain about Steem and how unfair it is.

Actually, when you think about it, Steem is the most fair system there is. Want to become a Whale instantly? That option is available to you. Just drop about $250K into STEEM and you are a Whale. Double that amount and you will put in you in elite class with over 1M SP. Don't have $250K or $500K? Sorry about your luck.

The truth is neither do I. Ever since I started on Steem, I was grateful for what I got. This gave me the motivation to keep going. I enhanced my account by buying STEEM and powering up. My first purchase price was at $1.30 and I bought $500 worth. That was not even enough to make Minnow but it was all I could afford.

And I was grateful to be able to purchase that.

Over the past 18 months, I added to my holdings as my finances allowed. Certainly, I was most grateful for the drop in price to add to my account. This is a blessing as compared to trying to power up when STEEM was $4 or $5. There is usually a silver lining.

It is easy to focus upon what is wrong. Hell, most posts will tell you. What is far more difficult is concentrating on what is right. This is what those who take advantage of opportunities do. There is always a reason not to do something and the masses are willing to point it out. The key is to find the reason to do it in spite of all the noise from others.

Those who are dedicated to this ecosystem, in my view, are the ones who are most grateful for it. They see the opportunity before them. This enables them to put their head down and start creating. This is equally true of content creators and developers. The ones who see the opportunity are grateful for it.

Therefore, it might be a good idea to adopt a new attitude. Do you think those who are grateful for the opportunity are going to be drawn to those who are negative and complaining how the bigger accounts are not taking care of them? Does it make sense to believe larger accounts wants to deal with someone who feels entitled?

I have a secret: they are the ones with the Steem Power. Ironic, that the exact accounts one wants to attract can be turned off by one's attitude.

Words do have impact.

It a simple choice that each of us can make in our lives. Those who are grateful for what they have tend to be happier and more successful. On the other hand, those who whine about everything from the weather on down are apt to be miserable.

Which do you want? I found a bit of gratitude goes a long way on Steem.


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The secret to not just Steem, but life itself. Our lives are but blips in time, over quicker than many realize as they feign immortality. Best to be grateful for the blessings one has and not waste the time we have angry over what we don't.

One of your better posts, thank you.

Nice write up and am in 100% agreement but i have come to understand that most of this people see steemit as a gateway to providing daily food on their table. Don't forget most of this people are here with a mindset that steemit is a quick money machine, this is how steemit is describe to them and when expectation is not met frustration comes in and when that happen they begin to exhibit some unhealthy trait or attitude.

To me the people most responsible for this are those who markets steemit as a get rich quick scheme that requires little effort or non.

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I think the ones who don't feel entitled and are just grateful for any rewards they receive are the ones who will most likely earn the most. I am normally shocked if one of my posts does well as it is genuinely unexpected. Being grateful for whatever happens should be everyone's attitude.

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It's good to read in the first part and I quote:

We live in an entitlement world.

But much more important is the way you indirectly indicate us in getting homework.

And it is true not only to be here spending time like me without being grateful, I am particularly grateful to all those who in one way or another support me and that support is reciprocal, and in front of that I am always very grateful.

That gratitude also transforms into being able to help others like me who are here because we see and believe in the future that steemit presents us.

A long time ago I read that comment from you where you say that facebook and other similar platforms do not pay you to do what you like.

And being grateful for what we can do for others is being grateful for oneself.

Thanks friend. It's a great pleasure to read you.
From Venezuela I send you a big hug very fraternal.

I really liked that one taskmaster4450

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To be honest, I hope the people who behave in said way don't read this post and end up kicking it.

I was happy when I started noticing all the "get rich quick" guys gradually disappear,leaving us with the people that are actually dedicated to this ecosystem.

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Agreed buddy! We are lucky to have stumbled upon this and despite of some timing issues, the fact remains that this is an opportunity we can leverage for the future and at the very least to enjoy a great community that is building a solid foundation based on adding value to a protocol that has great potential to disrupt a number of industries.

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