A (re)steem question...With a little help from William Shakespeare

“To resteem, or not to resteem? That is the question—Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to resteem the posts and writings of outrageous steemians, or to choose against a sea of resteems, and, by opposing, limit them?”

Ok, so that phrase is quite obviously a bastardised version of the phrase penned by none other than legit author, poet and play-write William Shakespeare which appears in his play Hamlet. In reality it reads like this:

“To be, or not to be? That is the question—Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and, by opposing, end them?”

It contemplates the idea of whether it is better to live or die in certain circumstances - And is quite clearly not about resteeming although that's what I want to talk about today. Resteeming.

Not so long ago I unfollowed a user due to their incessant resteeming of people's posts...I mean loads of resteems! My feed was under siege from all those resteems and whilst sometimes there was something of interest usually they just got in the way and I found it all somewhat annoying.

After enduring months of it I unfollowed and now simply seek out that user periodically to read and upvote their posts. This way I can still support that user without being bombarded by all the resteems they do.

I completely understand the benefit of resteeming a post as it provides a little extra exposure for the resteemed post and its author which is great; I think it's the responsible thing to do and helps promote steem and retain users. I resteem posts occasionally too, not a lot I'll admit. I tend to do so when I really believe in the post or user and wish to help them along a little. However I am also mindful of my followers and whilst I don't know them all feel somewhat responsible for what I put in front of them.

I am fortunate enough to be a curator for @curangel which means I can promote a post for a user, gain them some exposure and some vote-love without the need to spam it to my followers. To be honest I feel there is greater benefit in doing so than in resteeming to my followers as a wider audience gets to see it. I have come across, and promoted, some great accounts along the way and have followed a few also.

It's not easy work though and sometimes I might go through hundreds in a day just to find a handful...That's where resteems come in I guess.

I've started going to the blogs of those I follow to look for posts they have resteemed hoping they maybe be something I can promote to curangel. It's worked here and there as most I follow seem to have good taste although as we are all different people with different likes and dislikes there's still things I'm not interested in there, which is cool of course; We can't all like everything right?

As a content creator and small account trying to build a brand here for the future I feel reluctant to resteem posts onto my blog too much as it can dilute the effectiveness of my own work. I don't know, maybe some may see that as selfish? I don't think so really, but I understand some may see it that way. I guess I don't want to inundate my followers with endless streams of unsolicited posts that may not interest them. I think also that, because I resteem rarely, when I do so those who follow me see it as something worthy of their time. I don't know, I could be wrong.

My question today is how much is too much when it comes to resteeming? What are your thoughts on the matter and how do you see excessive resteeming, or not enough resteeming, affecting your own blog and steem in general, if at all? I'm pretty sure there'll be all sorts of different ideas so I'm curious to hear what you all think.

Thanks for reading.

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_{If you're wondering about the image, that's one I took at Anne Hathaway's house just one mile west of stratford-upon-Avon in the village of Shottery, Warwickshire, England. Anne Hathaway married William Shakespeare when he was 18 years old and she was 26. She grew up in this house and I thought the image would lend my post a somewhat shakespearean feel.}