Dear Diary, Frustration Resolved.
I've been frustrated because I am expecting a certain set of behaviors from people based on an idea.
Some of that frustration has been leaking into my posts, but I think I have it resolved.
The conclusion I have come to is that votes hold value. People trade, barter and sell things of value. It is normal behavior, not abnormal behavior. It doesn't matter if the vote is large or small because it is all relative to our own circumstances.
I've never been very sad about my own earnings, but I have been frustrated we aren't doing what we set out to do, at least not the way I pictured it.
Launching ideas does not change human behavior. So, it doesn't help to keep telling people how it is supposed to work.
Once I adjust my expectations to expect that behavior it is no longer frustrating to me.
I will treat my incoming and outgoing votes in this manner going forward including votes for witnesses.
Actually, I doubt it will change my behavior much, just the way I think about it.
Everything is as it should be. You are where you are meant to be.
Money and power are powerful drivers of human behavior. When a system rewards financially a certain behavior, that is what you will see within that system.
On the surface your sophisticated mental frame is perfect to be successful on Steemit, to be a sharing, caring individual that will commit to behavior that is rewarding for the whole Steem eco-system on the long term, hoping that as a community we will reward great content and hoping the great content will draw in the masses.
But no, Steem money and Steem power are too powerful drivers are and apparently they determine how 'things are supposed to work'..
Well it is a stake based consensus system, so it has to be financially based, and I am totally into money aspect. I just think fast money is rarely worth it, so I would prefer to invest in the platform as well.
For all the shortcomings the platform exhibits, I still think it's in fact the best incentivized social content platform in existence today.
It's pretty nasty that this system is corrupted too... Otherwise it really would be a haven for quality content! At least if you weed out the junk, you can find originality, creativity, wisdom, friendship and inspiration out here...
Very beautiful picture 😆
Yet I suspect that to some, everything is working as intended.
Agreed.
Well it will go on this way for long as I can think of.No major change will be up as I can think of .
Hope you get the charm & the feelings back while you joined back in Steemit !
@whatsup Yes, it is very good to write your feelings in your own world. But when it does not look good, then focusing on other activities is like what you do. Write your world diary !!!
writing is a wonderful thing, it can be used for good or bad as can most anything...the pen is mightier than the sword
I really like the way you say, we have to fight for what we want, even if our goods are lost for sale.
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I really like the way you say, we have to fight for what we want, even if our goods are lost for sale.