RE: The matchmaking economy is probably worth billions if not trillions and it's an economy in it's infancy
Hey @trafalgar....I am glad you wrote back to @dana-edwards,
I am super behind in this discussion, but I think it's unfortunate that some of the really good post and replies are functionally hidden in Steemit because of the 7 day payout limit for authors and curators, especially when the OP curates and respond so informatively. I believe the accumulation of these thoughts and debates would bring up Steem's perceive value to the public, but I find it liken to going through a 2nd hand store looking for an unlove prized valued at hundreds but collecting dust under some boxes and books, and surprized to see it selling for only a few dollars.
Fine examples would be @dana-edwards old post, and the further back I went, the better the writings seem to get...oh well, I guess we are all shaped by the rewards we are given, can't fight game-theory povlov dog training we are all subjected too.
Your writing is another example. I feel you surely jest when you think people who have read your materials before do not prefer your longer articles, and even skip them for just the summary. It really can't be so, and more the lack of visibility as there is no 3rd party promoting anyone's material, or perhaps it's your first month back from a hiatus from Steemit.
It always bring value amazement to me how you marry insights and perspective with absurdity. And I can't even imagine anyone will skip your long writings, personally, I savor it like yummy chocolate.....which I chew slowly as I wipe away tears of endorphin overdose on your hard punchlines.
Anyways....I replied back to Dana-E below because I was grateful, but only she and probably less than 57 others has seen this and I just wanted you to know that I appreciate you asking her the questions that you did, and more so inducing her to respond with gusto from your thoughtful feedback.
Anyways, good job 8 months ago....pat on the back @trafalgar.
Sigh...this post and thread should be in total worth $100....not a mere $14.78 for and worst change for replies. The corresponding reply should be the reverse theoretical 75/25 split, so your part of the respond should be at least part of $75.
See my respond to dana-e below, no need to click link....just flip your mouse upside down and zoom zoom that little wheel like a toy car and you're see it shortly :)
aside from the 2 zaps that I made, everything posted on @trafalgar should be longer articles, there's been 3 or 4 since my return
the length has always been similar, about 600-900 words, although my most recent one was 1200, I don't really think the quality has dropped either, if anything, I made a conscious shift to favor stronger punchlines over raising more insightful points, not sure if it's no everyone's taste but we're experimenting.
I don't agree that longer articles are better. I would wager you're in the minority here, as I can judge just from the comments that most people don't read more than the title, and that's just from the people who bothered to comment.
I'll write a post about shorter content soon I think, but in a nutshell, I don't think it's chance 99% of the most viral content on the internet are all in short form, and I'm definitely making a push for it on here as I think it's better for the blockchain overall.
In terms of rewards, I think I met people half way by making a new account. Yes, I vote for my own content with my main account and post frequently, although I generally don't go 100% weight. This came at a cost of losing 6500 followers and a very established curation trail. And if i do say so myself, I think my content is pretty good, at least compared to the other stuff here, especially the shorter original memes and one liners.
I didn't mine the token, I invested as content creator in the platform but I also invested in myself here. I do want the power to draw both attention and rewards to myself, and I forfeited my established curation trail on short content as good faith. Basically I'm concentrating on making content that can be comparable with the viral memes on facebook and reddit. Maybe I'm not quite there yet, but probably not that far off. The quality of the post shouldn't be gauged by its length, but the impact it inflicts on its readers. And doing it relatively well is not easy. So I stand by my own works and the votes I cast on them.
I hope in the future, people here don't equate length with quality and are less reluctant to vote big on really short content that was impactful, rather than just reserving it for dull and long winded posts that required no talent at all and were only drawn out for the sole purpose of showing that effort was involved.
It's entirely possibly that you're correct, or remotely possible that every writer has their niche.....I've seen a 100K worded book gross a billion (some obscure prisoner of azkaban story by some anonymous J.K. Rowlings), but I still haven't seen a mime hit a million.
Still pound for pound or word for word. I would say your quick zaps are pretty good....I just wish there was an app or function in steemit to bring your work forward as some kind of *priority trail over others as I don't see them unless i scroll down a hundred post in my feed till I spot yours.
yes that is how I mastered using my mouse as a zoom-zoom little car...sometimes I even drive it all around my pretty pink laptop and imagine I'm a le mans grand prix racecourse champion
ok...so in the spirit of keeping things
brief/shorter/medium length and sweet, I'll just say:please continue to mix it up.....yes, do lots of short ones, and upvote yourself like mad cause all the noobs still don't know how to invest in themselves with Steem so most will not notice and when they do you already have you hooks into their funny bone and they will wonderfully accept it as underpaying yourself
but also continue todo....medium to lengthy ones for the patron of distinguish taste (that 1300 was breathtaking..I think I convince a friend who didn't know what Steem was to join just by reading that post). Cause these are the ones that I believe should be the standard for doing an auto upvote which I plan todo when I figured out how to anonymously buy btc without meeting up in back alleys.
compile something book worthy....or something that can be moved onto tv (like a cartoon character).....start an adventure of some crazy character called Trafalgar or Traf for short.....that's a total original nickname that I came up with ;P ...heck, I already seen his persona coming to life just reading your materials for last 3 weeks....he could be like the Neil Strauss but instead of putting it into a book that sounds 'How to Have Make Love Like a Porn Star'....it would be more an adventure of 'How to Invest in Steem and Become A RockStar'
ok..I'm going to stop here....I just realize who am I to be giving advise to a real writer when I have yet to even post 1 single blog.....gosh I'm still a Steemit virgin
Oh well....I tried upvoting by tossing you a goat, only cause I can't lift a cow. but that damn minnowbooster refused my precious sbd (cause they no longer upvote comments or some excuse)...so I will point it at your last post at @trafalga. Thanks for sharing....I learn a thing or two today, much oblige.