RE: Informal Survey Results - Non-Crypto Steem Users.
I made 96 posts that didn't earn a thing. The thing with steem is it does take time, you are very right about that. Also, yes, I am also semi retired. However, you are very articulate and it would take you a year or two before you get name recognition, but I absolutely don't think you understand how accounts grow as you hold steem if you are feeling like you can't be a dolphin.
Many of your points about making new users feel small are very true and on the spot. It is never going to appeal to everyone.
However, I totally believe one can build an account. One day you wake up and you have 100 steem and you just keep posting, you've grown your followers and hold your stake... Now you are earning inflation as well as more followers, more people know your name... curation rewards start to roll in at this point as well. The other minnow that you started with grow also..
Now it starts to go faster... You hit 1000... that is a real turning point... it moves much faster, 10k... etc. It take time.
That's some amazing fortitude to persevere after nearly 100 posts that didn't earn! I appreciate you saying that I'm articulate, and also for your insistence that one can grow here with dedication and the right attitude/approach.
I will remember to check myself and respect the process while keeping an open mind. You're right in that getting over 120 sp has snuck up on me, and with an equal amount of delegation I should be happy that ultimately I'm a steem success story after only 3 months. If the price of steem was only where it was when I joined I'd have to admit it's pretty amazing my account would be worth about 100 USD and all I've done is create some semi decent content for entertainment purposes..
Considering retention in and of itself is cause for celebration, I should be elated. I think if the value of steem goes up the community will be a bit more apt to venture outside of their territory and see that there is a new class coming in that must become the next minnows and dolphins to keep the ecosystem diverse and healthy.
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