there was a project called STEEMbay

This is not the first time you have told me about a cool project that existed before. It is a pity that they have not developed into something powerful. In my opinion, STEEM is very well suited for online payments, because it can be transferred without commission. It's a pity I'm not a programmer, I have a lot of ideas, but I can't implement anything :)

Well, commenting in a meaningful way is not only interaction, but also exhausting and time-consuming.

I completely agree. But at the same time, comments are an invaluable source of information and an opportunity to get to know the people you want to communicate with. Almost a year ago, when I registered, I felt like I was in a fog. I looked at the trend posts and saw that here in Steemit the posts that consist of one photo of a flowerpot or a wild flower are most valued. I published similar dopsia, but they were not interesting to anyone. Why? Then I started posting more garbage with the thought that perhaps one of the many posts might be to someone's liking.

Again, there was no result. Why? I started researching and only then learned about bid bots. I thought bid bots were a must-have on Steemit. I even asked xpilar in a comment which bid bot I should use as a beginner :) It's good that xpilar kindly ignored this silly comment.

After that, I even tried a boomerang and another bid bot. Fortunately, around this time I started talking to the gorilla, who shed light on many things.

It was then that I learned that a meaningful and thorough post is also appreciated here. I started posting about my hiking trips, which were often supported by the Curation Trail. With each post, my post contained more text and fewer photos.

I can say with confidence that I was formed as an author through comments, through communication with people.

But, in my opinion, you really do have the gift of presenting even everyday trivia in an interesting way

Special thanks to you for this! Even if it's not quite true, getting such an assessment from such a respected critic is an incredible support :) It's good that I don't have much free time, because after such a comment I would gladly start publishing two posts a day :) This would definitely affect the quality.

I wanted to ask you. Do you think Steemit is evolving now? Is it rising from the knees or is it stagnant?